Loss of chromosome 22 and proliferative potential in ependymomas

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Debiec Rychter, Maria ^a   Biernat, Wojciech ^a   Zakrzewski, Krzysztof ^b   Krul, Wojciech ^c   Liberski, Paweł P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c N Copernicus Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chromosome 22; Cytogenetics; Ependymoma; FISH; Ki 67

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONE; CYTOGENETICS; DISOMY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENDER; GENE LOCUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR PROBE;

EID: 0442326211     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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