An internal deletion within an 11p13 zinc finger gene contributes to the development of Wilms' tumor

Daniel A. Haber; Alan Buckler; Tom Glaser; Katherine M. Call; Jerry Pelletier; Robert Sohn; Edwin C. Douglass; David E. Housman

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(90)90690-g

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BiologyWilms' tumorLoss of heterozygosityZinc fingerExonGeneticsGeneTumor suppressor geneIntronAlleleMolecular biologyCarcinogenesisTranscription factor

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Year: 1990
Type: article
Volume: 61
Issue: 7
Pages: 1257-1269
Citations: 575
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                                    Daniel A. Haber, 
                                
                                    Alan Buckler, 
                                
                                    Tom Glaser
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1990). 
                            An internal deletion within an 11p13 zinc finger gene contributes to the development of Wilms' tumor. 
                            Cell
                            , 61
                            (7)
                            , 1257-1269.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(90)90690-g
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90690-g