The molecular basis of colorectal cancer

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-254

  Tejpar, S ^a   Cassiman, J J ^a   Van Cutsem, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

catenin; APC; Colon cancer

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL POPULATION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROGNOSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICE;

EID: 0034797189     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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