Expression of the LGI1 gene product in astrocytic gliomas: Downregulation with malignant progression

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 443, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 561-564

  Besleaga, Razvan ^a   Montesinos Rongen, Manuel ^a   Perez Tur, Jordi ^b   Siebert, Reiner ^c   Deckert, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glioma; LGI1; Pathogenesis; Tumor suppressor gene

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN LGI1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTIC GLIOMA; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEINS;

EID: 0242266507     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-003-0874-3     Document Type: Article

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