gli-1 oncogene is highly expressed in granulomatous skin disorders, including sarcoidosis, granuloma annulare, and necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-262

  Macaron, Nada C ^a   Cohen, Cynthia ^a   Chen, Suephy C ^a,b,c   Arbiser, Jack L ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIOMA; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; ONCOGENE; OPPENHEIM URBACH SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROGNOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 13444269005     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.2.259     Document Type: Article

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