Sonic hedgehog in smith-lemli-opitz syndrome and tumor development

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 641-642

  Guizzetti, Marina ^a   Costa, Lucio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTEROL; DEHYDROCHOLESTEROLS; GERMINOMA; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME;

EID: 66249083129     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318180bbb9     Document Type: Note

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