Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes and apoptosis are independent features in colorectal cancer stratified according to microsatellite instability status

Gut

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 360-366

  Michael Robinson, J M ^b   Radford Smith, G L ^a   Biemer Huttmann A E ^c   Purdie, D M ^d   Walsh, M D ^c   Simms, L A ^b   Biden, K G ^b   Young, J P ^b   Leggett, B A ^b   Jass, J R ^c  

^a Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colorectal cancer; DNA microsatellite instability; Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIGENS, CD20; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD8; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, P53; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTES, TUMOR-INFILTRATING; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035060624     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.48.3.360     Document Type: Article

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