Real-time quantitative analysis of E-cadherin expression in ret/PTC-1-activated thyroid neoplasms

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 265-272

  Smyth, P ^a   Sheils, O ^a   Finn, S ^a   Martin, C ^b   O'Leary, J ^b   Sweeney, E C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Hashimoto thyroiditis; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; ret PTC 1

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN RET; TAQ POLYMERASE; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RET PTC FUSION ONCOPROTEINS, HUMAN; RET-PTC FUSION ONCOPROTEINS, HUMAN;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; METABOLISM; THYROID DISEASE;

CADHERINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (PHOSPHORYLATING); HUMANS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035667339     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690100900402     Document Type: Article

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