Association between alterations in braf gene and promoter methylation of the hMLH1 repairing gene in colorectal tumors;Relación de la alteración del gen BRAF y la metilación del gen reparador HMLH1 en tumores colorrectales

Quimica Clinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 207-212

  Veganzones, S ^a   Maestro De Las Casas, Ma Luisa ^a   Vidaurreta, M ^a   Sanz Casla, M T ^a   Rafael, S ^a   Martinez A ^b   Herranz, M D ^b   Aguilera, C ^b   Cerdan J ^a   Arroyo, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; hMLH1 protein, human; Proto oncogene proteins B raf

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; DNA; PROTEIN MLH1; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOGENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

EID: 36049029745     PISSN: 11392436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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