Overexpression of enhancer of zeste human homolog 2 (EZH2) gene in human cytomegalovirus positive glioblastoma multiforme tissues

Medical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Ahani, Narges ^a,b   Shirkoohi, Reza ^c   Rokouei, Mohammad ^a   Alipour Eskandani, Majid ^a   Nikravesh, Abbas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b Tehran University of Medical Sciences ^*  (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NORTH KHORASAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Expression; EZH2; Glioblastoma multiforme; HCMV

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; VIRUS DNA; EZH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2;

EID: 84919949526     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: 1559131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-014-0252-9     Document Type: Article

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