Medulloblastoma and brucellosis - molecular evidence of Brucella sp in association with central nervous system cancer

Journal of Cancer

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-141

  Zhang, Binxue ^a   Izadjoo, Mina ^a   Horkayne Szakaly, Iren ^a   Morrison, Alan ^a   Wear, Douglas J ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella sp; Brucellosis; Dairy; Formalin fixed Paraffin embedded (FFPE); Glioblastoma; Medulloblastoma; Milk

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; OMP31 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHEESE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; FOOD; FORMALIN FIXED PARAFFIN EMBEDDED; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MILK; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 84863044653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18379664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/jca.2.136     Document Type: Article

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