Intracellular distribution of β-catenin in colorectal adenomas, carcinomas and Peutz-Jeghers polyps

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 297-304

  Herter, Peter ^a   Kuhnen, Cornelius ^b   Müller, Klaus Michael ^b   Wittinghofer, Alfred ^a   Müller, Oliver ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catenin; Adenoma; APC; Colorectal cancer; Peutz Jeghers polyps

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

ADENOMA; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA; COLON; COLONIC POLYPS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0032976834     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050277     Document Type: Article

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