Cytogenetics of pineoblastoma: four new cases and a literature review

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-179

  Brown, Angela E ^a   Leibundgut, Kurt ^b   Niggli, Felix K ^a   Betts, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CYTOGENETICS; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROEPITHELIUM; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEUPLOIDY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA;

EID: 33748974780     PISSN: 01654608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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