Molecular epidemiology of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in lung cancers in Indian population

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-106

  Mehta, Jay ^a  

^a SRL Diagnostics   (India)

Author keywords

Caucasians; East Asian population; epidermal growth factor receptor mutations; Indian population; lung

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MUTATION RATE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETICS; INDIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84884295940     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.117019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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