Molecular genetics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas and recent implications for translational efforts

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-122

  Feldmann, Georg ^a   Maitra, Anirban ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RESEARCH; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CPG ISLAND; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE K RAS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TELOMERE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 41149161849     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2008.070115     Document Type: Review

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