Telomerase is active in normal gastrointestinal mucosa and not up-regulated in precancerous lesions

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 125, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 453-460

  Bachor, Cosima ^a   Bachor, Oskar Alexander ^b   Boukamp, Petra ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Department of Gastroenterology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Colorectal adenoma; Telomerase activity; TRAP assay

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERASE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0032869795     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050302     Document Type: Article

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