Expression of telomerase component genes in hepatocellular carcinomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 496-502

  Takahashi, S ^a   Kitamoto, M ^a   Takaishi, H ^a   Aikata, H ^a   Kawakami, Y ^a   Nakanishi, T ^a   Shimamoto, F ^a   Tahara, E ^a   Tahara, H ^a   Ide, T ^a   Kajiyama, G ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; hTERC; hTERT; Telomerase; TEP1

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TELOMERASE RNA COMPONENT; TUMOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0034052368     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00284-1     Document Type: Article

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