Expression of β-catenin in gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumours: A study of 229 cases

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1300-1304

  Hervieu, V ^b   Lepinasse, F ^b   Gouysse, G ^b   Guillaud, O ^b,c   Barel, C ^c   Chambonniere, M L ^b   Bringuier, P P ^b   Poncet, G ^b,c   Lombard Bohas, C ^c   Partensky, C ^c   Chayvialle, J A ^b   Scoazec, J Y ^a,b  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Fed des Specialites Digestives   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D1; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33845506512     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.035097     Document Type: Article

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