Genomic imbalances in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma identified by molecular cytogenetic techniques

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-213

  Bellini, Marilanda Ferreira ^a,b   Silva, Ana Elizabete ^a   Varella Garcia, Marileila ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CGH; Esophageal carcinoma; FISH; Genomic imbalances; Molecular cytogenetics

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE YES; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

CANCER STAGING; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOSS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC GAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 77954353274     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010005000028     Document Type: Review

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