Expression of Ku70 correlates with survival in carcinoma of the cervix

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1702-1706

  Wilson, C R ^a   Davidson, S E ^a   Margison, G P ^a   Jackson, S P ^b   Hendry, J H ^a   West, C M L ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DNA PK; Immunohistochemistry; Ku; Predictive assay; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

KU ANTIGEN;

AGE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034538205     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1510     Document Type: Article

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