Expression of Egr-1 gene and its correlation with the oncogene proteins in non-irradiated and irradiated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Wu, Ming Yao ^a   Wu, X Y ^a   Li, Q S ^a   Zheng, R M ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Egr 1 gene; Esophageal neoplasm; Oncogene protein; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN; PROTEIN P53; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER TISSUE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 33745833017     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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