Microsatellite instability as a tool for the classification of gastric cancer

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 76-80

  Simpson, Andrew J G ^a   Caballero, Otávia L ^b   Pena, Sergio D J ^b  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 5; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN TCF4; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TUMOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASE MISPAIRING; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0034465991     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4914(01)01916-5     Document Type: Review

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