Molecular genetics of human renal cell tumours

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1996, Pages 62-65

  Kovacs, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Clin Res Group Molecular Oncology   (Germany)

Author keywords

End stage kidney; General population; Genetic classification; Kidney cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER GENETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUMOR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

EID: 12644313225     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/11.supp6.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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