Forkhead box A2 transcription factor is expressed in all types of neuroendocrine lung tumors

Human Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 560-564

  Khoor, Andras ^a   Stahlman, Mildred T ^b   Johnson, Jean M ^b   Olson, Sandra J ^b   Whitsett, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Immunoreactivity; Lung; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL PROTEIN; LUNG SURFACTANT; PARAFFIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FORKHEAD BOX A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 2442655261     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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