Frequent genetic alterations at the microsatellite level in cytologic sputum samples of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 1115-1119

  Vassilakis, D A ^a   Sourvinos, G ^a   Spandidos, D A ^a   Siafakas, N M ^a   Bouros, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033826223     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9911119     Document Type: Article

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