Comparative analysis of the NF2, TP53, PTEN, KRAS, NRAS and HRAS genes in sporadic and radiation-induced human meningiomas

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 218-221

  Joachim, Thomas ^a   Ram, Zvi ^a   Rappaport, Zvi H ^b   Simon, Matthias ^c   Schramm, Johannes ^a   Wiestler, Otmar D ^b   Von Deimling, Andreas ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meningioma; Mutation; NF2; PTEN; Radiation; RAS; TP53

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENES, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; GENES, P53; GENES, RAS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 0035888170     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1467     Document Type: Article

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