Pathogenesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma and the role of environmental and genetic factors

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Weiner, Shoshana J ^a   Neragi Miandoab, Siyamek ^b  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Growth factors; Pediatric malignant mesothelioma; Radiation; SV40 virus

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; SCATTER FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

APOPTOSIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; MEDLINE; MESOTHELIOMA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PATHOGENESIS; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT;

EID: 56649103705     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-008-0444-9     Document Type: Review

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