Beta-catenin mutation does not seem to have an effect on the tumorigenesis of pediatric rhabdomyosarcomas

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-373

  Soglio, Dorothée Bouron Dal ^a,b   Rougemont, Anne Laure ^a,b   Absi, Riwa ^a,b   Giroux, Louise Marie ^a,b   Sanchez, Rocio ^c   Barrette, Stéphane ^c   Fournet, Jean Christophe ^a,b  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta catenin; Mutation; Rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BETA CATENIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350738495     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-11-0553.1     Document Type: Article

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