Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of myoepithelial carcinoma of the breast

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 831-836

  Jones, Chris ^a   Foschini, Maria P ^b   Chaggar, Ranbir ^c   Lu, Yong J ^d   Wells, Dagan ^e   Shipley, Janet M ^d   Eusebi, Vincenzo ^b   Lakhani, Sunil R ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e University College London ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033945684     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780087     Document Type: Article

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