Characterization of a human WNT7b gene and its up regulation in gastric cancer cell lines

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Kim, Jeong Min ^a,b   Sohn, Ho Yong ^a   Oh, Jung Hwa ^a   Kim, Jong Guk ^b   Kim, Nam Soon ^a   Kim, Yong Sung ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Expression profiles; Full length cDNA; Gastric cancer; Human WNT7b gene; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA; WNT PROTEIN; ASPARAGINE DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE; PROTEIN WNT7B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; WNT7B GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142086785     PISSN: 02043564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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