Genetic alterations in pediatric high-grade astrocytomas

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1284-1290

  Cheng, Yue ^b   Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Zhang, Shang Fu ^b   Ding, Min ^b   Pang, Jesse Chung Sean ^b   Zheng, Jian ^b   Poon, Wai Sang ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

LOH; Microsatellite instability; p53; Pediatric high grade astrocytoma; PTEN

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN P53;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY;

EID: 0032745828     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90057-6     Document Type: Article

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