Genetic evolution of α fetoprotein producing gastric cancer

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 942-949

  Fujii, H ^a   Ichikawa, K ^b   Takagaki, T ^a   Nakanishi, Y ^c   Ikegami, M ^d   Hirose, S ^a   Shimoda, T ^c  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 8P; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME ARM; CLONE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0346780563     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.12.942     Document Type: Article

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