Quantitation of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene messenger RNA in gliomas by means of real-time RT-PCR and clinical response to nitrosoureas

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1067-1071

  Tanaka, Satoshi ^a   Oka, Hidehiro ^b   Fujii, Kiyotaka ^b   Watanabe, Kaoru ^c   Nagao, Kumi ^c   Kakimoto, Atsushi ^c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SRL INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACNU; Glioma; MGMT; Real Time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NIMUSTINE; NITROSOUREA; NITROSOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR PROBE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITROSOUREA COMPOUNDS; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 31544459514     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-8475-0     Document Type: Article

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