Aberrant Expression of Carbohydrate Antigens in Cancer: The Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 305-309

  Kim, Young S ^a   Deng, Guoren ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; CERAMIDE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; GLYCAN; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DNA METHYLATION; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 46049085389     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.013     Document Type: Editorial

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