Chromosomal imbalances in sporadic neuroendocrine tumours of the thymus

Cancer Letters

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-174

  Rieker, Ralf J ^a   Aulmann, Sebastian ^a   Penzel, Roland ^a   Schnabel, Philipp A ^a   Blaeker, Hendrik ^a   Esposito, Irene ^a   Morresi Hauf, Alicia ^b   Otto, Herwart F ^a   Hecker, Erich ^c   Dienemann, Hendrik ^d   Schirmacher, Peter ^a   Mechtersheimer, Gunhild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Fachkliniken ^*  (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM BREMEN OST   (Germany)

^d Thoraxklinik Am Univ Klin H   (Germany)

Author keywords

CGH; Neuroendocrine tumour; Thymic carcinoid; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21044444011     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.10.027     Document Type: Article

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