Common and variant gene fusions predict distinct clinical phenotypes in rhabdomyosarcoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1831-1836

  Kelly, K M ^a   Womer, R B ^a   Sorensen, P H B ^a   Xiong, Q B ^a   Barr, F G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; MELPHALAN; NAVELBINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; METASTASIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 0030965752     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.5.1831     Document Type: Article

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