Cytogenetic findings of a primary Merkel cell carcinoma

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-80

  Manor, Esther ^a   Bellaiche, Eric ^a   Bodner, Lipa ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPAIR; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KARYOTYPE; LETTER; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33746216910     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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