Role of Microsatellite Instability in Borderline Ovarian Tumors

Anticancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6 D, 2003, Pages 5139-5141

  Sanz Casla, Mt ^a   Vidaurreta Lazaro, M ^a   Almansa De Lara, I ^a   Tresserra, F ^b   Lopez Marin, L ^b   Maestro, M L ^a   Dexeus, S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Inst Clin Gynecol   (Spain)

Author keywords

Borderline tumor; Microsatellite instability; Ovarian carcinoma; Ovarian tumor

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0842300417     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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