Chromosome 6 trisomy as sole anomaly in a primary Merkel cell carcinoma

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 428, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 305-309

  Larsimont, D ^a   Verhest, A ^a,b  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Cytogenetics; FISH; Merkel cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERPHASE; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; TRISOMY;

EID: 0029791365     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00196706     Document Type: Article

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