Mutations in BRAF and KRAS characterize the development of low-grade ovarian serous carcinoma

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 484-486

  Singer, Gad ^a   Oldt III, Robert ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^a   Wang, Brant G ^a   Sidransky, David ^a   Kurman, Robert J ^a   Shih, Ie Ming ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCOPROTEIN; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOGENESIS; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOGENE K RAS; OVARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0037454224     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.6.484     Document Type: Article

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