Article
Aneuploidy and cancer.
Current opinion in oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Sen S
Abstract excerpt
Numeric aberrations in chromosomes, referred to as aneuploidy, is commonly observed in human cancer. Whether aneuploidy is a cause or consequence of cancer has long been debated. Three lines of evidence now make a compelling case for aneuploidy being a discrete chromosome mutation event that contributes to malignant transformation and progression process. First, precise assay of chromosome aneuploidy in several...
Topics
- Aneuploidy
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Mitosis
- Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Point Mutation
