The fibroblast growth factor receptor gene Arg388 allele is not associated with early lymph node metastasis of breast cancer

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 582-583

  Becker, Nikolaus ^a   Nieters, Alexandra ^a   Chang Claude, Jenny ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTOR GENE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; ALLELES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0038458882     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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