Biological and clinical significance of cytogenetic abnormalities in low-risk and high-risk gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Human Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 316-321

  Gunawan, Bastian ^a,b   Bergmann, Frank ^a,b   Langer, Claus ^a,b   Schumpelick, Volker ^a,b   Becker, Heinz ^a,b   H�er, J�rg ^a,b   F�zesi, L�szl� ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Cytogenetics; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METASTASIS; TETRAPLOIDY; TRIPLOIDY;

EID: 0036242273     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2002.32216     Document Type: Article

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