Comparison between mitochondrial DNA sequences in low grade astrocytomas and corresponding blood samples

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 204-206

  Kirches, Elmar ^a   Krause, G ^a   Weis, S ^a   Mawrin, C ^a   Dietzmann, K ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTROCYTOMA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 0036275680     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.55.3.204     Document Type: Article

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