Susceptibility alleles for testicular germ cell tumour: A review

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 242-250

  Rapley, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genes; Genetics; Inherited predisposition; Testicular germ cell tumour

Indexed keywords

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; Y CHROMOSOME; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CRYPTORCHISM; DEL CASTILLO SYNDROME; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; NOTE; TESTIS CANCER;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NUCLEAR FAMILY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547920335     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00778.x     Document Type: Review

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