Cytogenetic abnormalities in Langerhans cell histiocytosis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 552-555

  Betts, D R ^a   Leibundgut, K E ^b   Feldges, A ^c   Pluss H J ^a   Niggli, F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Children's Hospital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clonal abnormalities; Cytogenetics; Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CELL CLONE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 12; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 7; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PARACENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031984659     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.89     Document Type: Article

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