Comparative genomic hybridization detects losses of chromosomes 22 and 16 as the most common recurrent genetic alterations in primary ependymomas

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-25

  Zheng, Ping pin ^a   Pang, Jesse Chung sean ^a   Hui, Angela Bik yu ^a   Ng, Ho keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COHORT STUDIES; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034305961     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(00)00265-X     Document Type: Article

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