Re-analysis of the Xq27-Xq28 region suggests a weak association of an X-linked gene with sporadic testicular germ cell tumour without cryptorchidism

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1869-1874

  Lutke Holzik, M F ^a   Hoekstra, H J ^a   Sijmons, R H ^a   Sonneveld, D J A ^a   van der Steege, G ^a   Sleijfer, D Th ^a   Nolte, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Association analyses; Cryptorchidism; Genotyping; Microsatellite; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; GENES, X-LINKED; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PEDIGREE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746596558     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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