Analysis of pilocytic astrocytoma by comparative genomic hybridization

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1218-1222

  Sanoudou, D ^a   Tingby, O ^b,c   Ferguson Smith, M A ^a   Collins, V P ^a,b,c   Coleman, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparative genomic hybridization; Glioma; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034105904     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1066     Document Type: Article

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