The role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 overexpression and gene amplification as prognostic markers in pediatric and adult adrenocortical tumors

Endocrine-Related Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Brito, Luciana Pinto ^a   Ribeiro, Tamaya Castro ^a   Almeida, Madson Q ^a   De Lima Jorge, Alexander Augusto ^a   Soares, Iberê Cauduro ^a   Latronico, Ana Claudia ^a   Mendonca, Berenice Bilharinho ^a   Fragoso, Maria Candida Barisson Villares ^a   Lerario, Antonio Marcondes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 4; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862683529     PISSN: 13510088     EISSN: 14796821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/ERC-11-0231     Document Type: Letter

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