Mutation and deletion analysis of GFRα-1, encoding the co-receptor for the GDNF/RET complex, in human brain tumours

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 383-386

  Gimm, O ^a   Gossling A ^a,b   Marsh, D J ^a   Dahia, P L M ^a   Mulligan, L M ^c   Von Deimling, A ^b   Eng, C ^a,d,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; GDNF; GDNFR ; GFR 1; RET

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; DNA; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HEMIZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345535631     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690367     Document Type: Article

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