Bicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization on nuclei from formalin- fixed, paraffin-embedded testicular germ cell tumors: Comparison with standard metaphase analysis

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-84

  Blough, Ruthann I ^a   Smolarek, Teresa A ^a   Ulbright, Thomas M ^a   Heerema, Nyla A ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METAPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; DNA, NEOPLASM; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPING; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PARAFFIN;

EID: 0030936583     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(96)00177-X     Document Type: Article

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