Interleukin-6 gene amplification and shortened survival in glioblastoma patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 474-476

  Tchirkov, A ^a,b,c   Khalil, T ^a,b   Chautard, E ^a   Mokhtari, K ^d   Veronese L ^a,b   Irthum, B ^b   Vago, P ^b   Kemeny J L ^b   Verrelle, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^c CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amplification; Glioblastoma multiforme; IL 6 gene; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL TIME;

GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERLEUKIN-6;

EID: 33846804009     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603586     Document Type: Article

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