BRAF overexpression induces rampant glioma proliferation independent of phospho-EGFR expression

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 893-899

  Li, Mei ^a   Wei, Minghai ^a   Jiang, Zhenfu ^a   Wei, Hong ^a   Lu, Weipeng ^a   Dou, Wei ^a   Lu, Shen ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Braf protein; Egfr protein; Glioma; Immunohistochemistry; Molecular targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; K RAS PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; BRAF PROTEIN, HUMAN; EGFR PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; AGE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS B-RAF; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922595483     PISSN: 18995276     EISSN: 24512680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17219/acem/37332     Document Type: Article

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