Chromosomal imbalances in clear cell ependymomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 958-962

  Rickert, Christian H ^a,b   Korshunov, Andrey ^c   Paulus, Werner ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c BURDENKO NEUROSURGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aberration; CGH; Chromosomal imbalances; Clear cell ependymoma; Cytogenetics; Molecular genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME LOSS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; DNA, NEOPLASM; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745210767     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800614     Document Type: Article

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