Loss of heterozygosity of adenomatous polyposis coli gene in cutaneous tumors as determined by using polymerase chain reaction and paraffin section preparations

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-106

  Ichihashi, Naoki ^a   Kitajima, Yasuo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

APC; Eccrine poroma; LOH; Paget's disease; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; PARAFFIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; COLON POLYPOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENES, APC; HUMANS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033991899     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(99)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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