Monoclonal origin of anatomically distinct basal cell carcinomas: Is there really hard evidence at hand? [5]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2727-2729

  Van Steensel, Maurice A M ^a   Frank, Jorge ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLONAL VARIATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; HUMANS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 33751098235     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700471     Document Type: Letter

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