Interferon-γ Induces Caspase-8 in Neuroblastomas Without Affecting Methylation of Caspase-8 Promoter

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 509-515

  Kim, Sunghoon ^a   Kang, Junghee ^a   Evers, B Mark ^a   Chung, Dai H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspase 8; Interferon ; Methylation specific polymerase chain reaction; Neuroblastoma; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 8; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOSS; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 8544250516     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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