N-myc amplification was rarely detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization in retinoblastoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1172-1175

  Kim, Jeong Hun ^a,d   Choi, Jin Mi ^b,d   Yu, Young Suk ^a,d   Kim, Dong Hun ^c,d   Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a,d   Kim, Kyu Won ^c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

^d Tumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); N myc amplification; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ONCOGENE C MYB; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINOBLASTOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EYE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, MYC; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; RETINOBLASTOMA;

EID: 47549116530     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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