HER2/neu expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients is not Significantly Elevated

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2891-2896

  Sardari, Yasaman ^a   Pardis, Soheil ^a   Tadbir, Azadeh Andisheh ^a   Ashraf, Mohammad Javad ^b   Fattahi, Mohammad Javad ^c   Ebrahimi, Hooman ^a   Purshahidi, Sara ^a   Khademi, Bijan ^d   Hamzavi, Marzieh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; HER2 neu; Salivary level; Tissue expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874044271     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.6.2891     Document Type: Article

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