Gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary diagnosed by analysis of tumour DNA

Cancer Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Lorigan, P C ^a   Grierson, A J ^b   Goepel, J R ^b   Coleman, R E ^a   Goyns, M H ^b  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic heterozygosity; Choriocarcinoma; Gestational

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029886116     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04219-X     Document Type: Article

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