The molecular biology of retinoblastoma

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Brantley M A , Jr ^a   Harbour, J W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Retinoblastoma; Tumor suppressor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYCLIN E; PROTEIN P53; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F;

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RETINOBLASTOMA; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

GENES, RETINOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN;

EID: 0035080032     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.9.1.1.3984     Document Type: Short Survey

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