The N-myc oncogene: Maximizing its targets, regulation, and therapeutic potential

Molecular Cancer Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 815-822

  Beltran, Himisha ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENICITY; DEVELOPMENT; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; ONCOGENE MYC;

MYC PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC;

EID: 84902661182     PISSN: 15417786     EISSN: 15573125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-13-0536     Document Type: Review

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