Telomerase expression in benign and malignant skin neoplasms: Comparison of three major subunits

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 593-597

  Hu, Sindy ^a   Chan, Heng Leong ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a   Pang, Jong Hwei S ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hTERT; Skin diseases; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TELOMERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0036702699     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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