Mutational spectrum of K-ras oncogene among Indian patients with gallbladder cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 916-921

  Singh, Mahendra Kumar ^a   Chetri, Kamal ^a   Pandey, Udai Bhan ^a   Kapoor, Vinay Kumar ^a   Mittal, Balraj ^a   Choudhuri, Gourdas ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Gallbladder carcinoma; K ras mutation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CELL; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIAN; MALE; ONCOGENE K RAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 4143052338     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03355.x     Document Type: Article

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