HOX genes in pancreatic development and cancer

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-219

  Gray, Sophie ^a   Pandha, Hardev S ^a   Michael, Agnieszka ^a   Middleton, Gary ^b   Morgan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HOXB7 protein; HOXD13 protein; Human; HXR9 peptide; Pancreatic Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; EDITORIAL; HOX GENE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADULT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79957590154     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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