Mutations of p53 gene and SV40 sequences in asbestos associated and non- asbestos-associated mesotheliomas

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-293

  Mayall, Frederick G ^a   Jacobson, Gregory ^b   Wilkins, Richard ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mesothelioma; P53 gene; Simian virus 40; Single strand conformational polymorphism

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESOTHELIOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0032905268     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.4.291     Document Type: Article

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