Frequent loss of expression without sequence mutations of the DCC gene in primary gastric cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-203

  Sato, K ^a   Tamura, G ^a   Tsuchiya, T ^a   Endoh, Y ^a   Usuba, O ^a   Kimura, W ^a   Motoyama, T ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DCC; Gastric cancer; Methylation; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN DCC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, DCC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; MUTATION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034935235     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1888     Document Type: Article

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