Cytogenetic and molecular aberrations in endometrial stromal tumors

Human Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 609-617

  Chiang, Sarah ^a   Oliva, Esther ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Endometrial stromal tumor; JJAZ1; Molecular pathogenesis; Translocation; Uterine mesenchymal tumor

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 7P; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMORS; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 79954576911     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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