LEF-1 expression in basal cell carcinomas

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1353-1356

  Kriegl, L ^a   Horst, D ^a   Kirchner, T ^a   Jung, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Invasive front; LEF 1; Nuclear localization; Wnt catenin pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA CELL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LYMPHOID ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR 1; MICE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 66149142791     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09144.x     Document Type: Letter

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