Genetic predisposition to Wilms tumor;Genetische prädisposition für Wilms-tumor

Medizinische Genetik

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-238

  Royer Pokora, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryonal tumors; Kidney precursor cells; Wilms tumor; WT1 Gene; WT1 Germline mutation

Indexed keywords

WT1 PROTEIN;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; DENYS DRASH SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; NEPHROBLASTOMA; WAGR SYNDROME;

EID: 42049103235     PISSN: 09365931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11825-007-0021-7     Document Type: Article

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