The cytogenetic theory of the pathogenesis of human adult male germ cell tumors: Review article

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-84

  Chaganti, R S K ^a   Houldsworth, Jane ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclin D2; Cytogenetics; Germ cell migration; Germ cell transformation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D2; CYCLINE; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0031914243     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01322.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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