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Chromosomal abnormalities: detection and implications for cancer development.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Dos Santos N R, Van Kessel A G
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of chromosomal abnormalities is a common theme in carcinogenesis. A large proportion of tumours which have been characterized at the cytogenetic level carries numerical and/or structural aberrations. Numerical alterations may include acquisition or loss of specific chromosomes or dramatic changes in overall ploidy levels. Structural aberrations may include DNA amplifications or deletions,...
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