Squamous carcinoma of the head and neck: Molecular mechanisms and potential biomarkers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 601-606

  Rose, Barbara R ^a   Thompson, Carol H ^a   Tattersall, Martin H ^a   O'Brien, Christopher J ^b   Cossart, Yvonne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carcinogenesis; Cell cycle; Molecular mechanisms; Mutations; Oncogenes; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tumour suppressor genes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NECK CANCER; ONCOGENE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; WART VIRUS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; ONCOGENES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033836666     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01910.x     Document Type: Review

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