Epigenetic features of testicular germ cell tumours in relation to epigenetic characteristics of foetal germ cells

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 309-317

  Kristensen, Dina G ^a   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^a   Rajpert De Meyts, Ewa ^a   Almstrup, Kristian ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ testis; Epigenetics; Gonocyte; Primordial germ cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS CELL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CANCER;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FETUS; GERM CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84880060821     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130142ka     Document Type: Article

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