Application of fluorescence in-situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in molecular diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Chinese Journal of Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 328-332

  Yang, Yu ^a   Wang, Hua ^b   Wei, Yan Yu ^b   Zhang, Yan ^b   Ma, Xiao Long ^b   Yang, Xiu Ping ^b   Zheng, Jie ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

In situ hybridization, fluorescence; Neuroectodermal tumors, primitive, peripheral; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EWING SARCOMA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, EWING'S;

EID: 33747037733     PISSN: 05295807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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