Analysis of the human CGB/LHB gene cluster in breast tumors by real-time quantitative RT-PCR assays

Cancer Letters

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-100

  Giovangrandi, Y ^a   Parfait, B ^a   Asheuer, M ^a   Olivi, M ^a   Lidereau, R ^b   Vidaud, M ^a   Bieche I ^a,b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES PHARMACEUTIQUES ET BIOLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CENTRE RENÉ HUGUENIN   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; CGB LHB gene cluster; mRNA level; Quantitative RT PCR; Real time PCR detection

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DIMERIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PLACENTA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0035838587     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(01)00496-7     Document Type: Article

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