Telomere length in familial adenomatous polyposis-associated desmoids

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1535-1539

  Middleton, S B ^a   Pack, K ^a   Phillips, R K S ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desmoid; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Fibromatosis; Telomere

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TELOMERASE;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOID TUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

EID: 0033727451     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236734     Document Type: Article

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