Evidence for loss of heterozygosity of 5q in sporadic haemangiomas: Are somatic mutations involved in haemangioma formation?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-252

  Berg, J N ^a   Walter, J W ^c   Thisanagayam, U ^b   Evans, M ^d   Blei, F ^f   Waner, M ^e   Diamond, A G ^g   Marchuk, D A ^c   Porteous, M E ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome 5; Haemangioma; Loss of heterozygosity

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME MICRODISSECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEMANGIOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 0035091590     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.3.249     Document Type: Article

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