Mutational analysis of Wnt signaling molecules in ameloblastoma with aberrant nuclear expression of β-catenin

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 565-570

  Tanahashi, Jin ^a   Daa, Tsutomu ^a   Yada, Naomi ^a   Kashima, Kenji ^a   Kondoh, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yokoyama, Shigeo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

catenin; Ameloblastoma; APC; AXIN; Wnt signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D1; PROTEIN AXIN1; PROTEIN AXIN2; PROTEIN CTNNB1; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMELOBLASTOMA; BETA CATENIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLIN D1; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; JAW NEOPLASMS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 51349145128     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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