Expression of bcl-2 protein in non-small cell lung cancer: Correlation with clinicopathology and patient survival

Neoplasma

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-30

  Laudanski, J ^a   Chyczewski, L ^a   Niklinska W E ^a   Kretowska, M ^b   Furman, M ^a   Sawicki, B ^a   Niklinski J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b BIALYSTOK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

bcl 2; Lung cancer; Prognosis; Tumor markers

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADENOCARCINOMA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOGENE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0032949196     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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