Analysis of anaphase figures in routine histologic sections distinguishes chromosomally unstable from chromosomally stable malignancies

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-252

  Montgomery, Elizabeth ^a,c   Wilentz, Robb E ^a   Argani, Pedram ^a   Fisher, Cyril ^b   Hruban, Ralph H ^a,c   Kern, Scott E ^a,c   Lengauer, Christoph ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Gastrointestinal cancers; Inherited cancer risk; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANAPHASE; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPING; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SARCOMA;

ANAPHASE; ANEUPLOIDY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; SARCOMA;

EID: 0642336728     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.2.3.362     Document Type: Article

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