Genomic imprinting in testicular germ cell tumours

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 187-197

  Looijenga, Leendert H J ^a   Verkerk, Annemieke J M H ^a   Dekker, Marjolein C ^a   Van Gurp, Ruud J H L M ^a   Gillis, Ad J M ^a   Oosterhuis, J Wolter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genomic imprinting; Testicular cancers; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL TUMOR; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0031891733     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01335.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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