Zentrum der Dermatologie und Venerologie (Biochemie) der J. W. Goethe-Universit~it, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-6000 Frankfurt a. M., Federal Republic of Germany Summary. Sera of patients with various malignancies are known to contain DNA-binding proteins (DBP) which are not present in sera of normal ind
Immunity to the melanoma inhibitor of apoptosis protein (ML-IAP; livin) in patients with malignant melanoma
β Scribed by Jun Zhou; Noah K. Yuen; Qian Zhan; Elsa F. Velazquez; George F. Murphy; Anita Giobbie-Hurder; F. Stephen Hodi
- Book ID
- 113026894
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 634 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7004
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