Allelic losses in carcinoma in situ and testicular germ cell tumours of adolescents and adults: Evidence suggestive of the linear progression model

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 729-736

  Faulkner, S W ^a   Leigh, D A ^a   Oosterhuis, J W ^b   Roelofs, H ^b   Looijenga, L H J ^b   Friedlander, M L ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Loss of heterozygosity; Testicular germ cell tumours

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CHROMOSOME MICRODISSECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MAPPING; GERM CELL TUMOR; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA;

EID: 0033812198     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1334     Document Type: Article

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