Transcription factor GATA-4 is expressed in pediatric yolk sac tumors

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1823-1829

  Siltanen, Susanna ^a   Anttonen, Mikko ^a   Heikkilä, Päivi ^a   Narita, Naoko ^b   Laitinen, Mika ^a   Ritvos, Olli ^a   Wilson, David B ^b   Heikinheimo, Markku ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDODERM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0032785625     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65500-9     Document Type: Article

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