Molecular cytogenetic analysis of adult testicular germ cell tumours and identification of regions of consensus copy number change

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-313

  Summersgill, B ^a   Goker, H ^a   Weber Hall, S ^a,b   Huddart, R ^a   Horwich, A ^a   Shipley, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Rosedale House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative genomic hybridization; Germ cell tumour; Interphase cytogenetics; Non seminoma; Seminoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 18P; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0031964896     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.47     Document Type: Article

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