The CT-element of the c-myc gene does not predispose to chromosomal breakpoints in Burkitt's lymphoma

Cellular Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 31-35

  Weber, Achim ^a,b   Gutierrez, Marina I ^c   Levens, David ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Burkitt's lymphoma; c myc; Chromosomal breakpoints; DNA conformation; LM PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA CONFORMATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; LIGATION MEDIATED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ONCOGENE C MYC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33646384129     PISSN: 15705870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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