β-catenin expression in benign and malignant pilomatrix neoplasms

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 511-516

  Hassanein, A M ^a   Glanz, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

catenin; Carcinoma; Pilomatricoma; Pilomatrix

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; UVOMORULIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA; CELL ADHESION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPIDERMIS; GENE MUTATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINIZATION; PILOMATRIX CARCINOMA; PILOMATRIXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCALP HAIR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BETA CATENIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PILOMATRIXOMA; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 1842506676     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2004.05811.x     Document Type: Article

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