Familial germ cell tumor

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-121

  Cyriac, Sanju ^a   Rajendranath, Rejeev ^a   Louis, Robert A ^a   Sagar, T G ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

Familial; genetics; germ cell tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED CANCER; DYSGERMINOMA; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; SIBLING; SYMPTOM; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 84862564245     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.96679     Document Type: Article

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