Prognostic relevance of hypoxia inducible factor-1α expression in patients with melanoma

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Valencak, J ^a   Kittler, H ^a   Schmid, K ^b   Schreiber, M ^b   Raderer, M ^b   Gonzalez Inchaurraga, M ^c   Birner, P ^b   Pehamberger, H ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c F Tappeiner Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ULCER;

AGED; ANOXIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 72549088893     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03706.x     Document Type: Article

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