Genetic alterations of E-cadherin and beta-catenin in germinoma and teratoma: Report of two central nervous system cases

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-374

  Pećina Šlaus, Nives ^a   Niku Eva Martić, Tamara ^a   Beroš, Vili ^b   Tomas, Davor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Beta catenin gene (CTNNB1); E cadherin gene (CDH1); Germinoma; Teratoma; Wnt signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GENE PRODUCT; UVOMORULIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERM CELL TUMOR; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TERATOMA;

EID: 39649124916     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02940319     Document Type: Article

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