Expression of KIT receptor tyrosine kinase in endothelial cells of juvenile brain tumors

Brain Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 763-770

  Puputti, Marjut ^a,b,e   Tynninen, Olli ^c   Pernilä, Paula ^b,e   Salmi, Marko ^e,f,g   Jalkanen, Sirpa ^e,f   Paetau, Anders ^c   Sihto, Harri ^b,e   Joensuu, Heikki ^b,d,e  

^a Helsinki Biomedical Graduate School   (Finland)

^b Laboratory of Molecular Oncology   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Finnish Programme for Centres of Excellence in Research   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Endothelial cell; Ependymoma; KIT; Pediatric brain tumor; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Receptor tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

KIT RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSEMBRYOBLASTIC NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMOR; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; AGE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953201344     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: 17503639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2009.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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