Additional i(1)(q10) in a primitive neuroectodermal tumor type Merkel cell carcinoma as a primary cytogenetic change [2]

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-167

  Corzo, Cristina ^a   Espinet, Blanca ^a   Lloreta, Josep ^b   Salido, Marta ^a   Iglesias, Mar ^b   Serrano, Sergi ^a,b   Solé, Francesc ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME G BAND; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPING; LETTER; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0037446744     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(02)00840-3     Document Type: Letter

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