Increased β-catenin/Tcf signaling in pilocytic astrocytomas: A comparative study to distinguish pilocytic astrocytomas from low-grade diffuse astrocytomas

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-104

  Sareddy, Gangadhara Reddy ^a   Geeviman, Khamushavalli ^a   Panigrahi, Manas ^b   Challa, Sundaram ^c   Mahadevan, Anita ^d   Babu, Phanithi Prakash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

catenin; Differential expression; Diffuse astrocytoma; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1; MYC PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE ASTROCYTOMA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MALE; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BETA CATENIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84856237404     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0586-z     Document Type: Article

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