Article
Cytogenetic alterations in nonmelanoma skin cancer: a review.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jul 2005
Ashton Kevin J, Carless Melanie A, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
Since the advent of cytogenetic analysis, knowledge about fundamental aspects of cancer biology has increased, allowing the processes of cancer development and progression to be more fully understood and appreciated. Classical cytogenetic analysis of solid tumors had been considered difficult, but new advances in culturing techniques and the addition of new cytogenetic technologies have enabled a more...
Topics
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Damage
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotyping
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Mutation
- Skin Neoplasms
- Ultraviolet Rays
