Assessment of the mutations of p53 suppressor gene and Ha- and Ki-ras oncogenes in malignant mesothelioma in relation to asbestos exposure: A study of 12 American patients

Industrial Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-181

  Kitamura, Fumihiko ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Suzuki, Yasunosuke ^a   Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a   Tanigawa, Takeshi ^a   Iwasaki, Ryu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Malignant mesothelioma; p53 suppressor gene; PCR SSCP analysis; Primary tumor; ras oncogene; Sequencing analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; ONCOGENE H RAS; ONCOGENE K RAS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036257247     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.40.175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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