Association of specific chromosome alterations with tumour phenotype in posterior uveal melanoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 330-338

  Sisley, K ^a,b   Parsons, M A ^b   Garnham, J ^c   Potter, A M ^c   Curtis, D ^c   Rees, R C ^d   Rennie, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Human Genetics   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Phenotype; Translocation; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CILIARY BODY TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0033954096     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0923     Document Type: Article

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