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Translocation (Y;12) in lipoma.
Cancer genetics - 1 Jan 2011
Liang Cher-Wei, Mariño-Enríquez Adrian, Johannessen Catherine, Hornick Jason L, Dal Cin Paola
Abstract excerpt
Lipomas are the most common benign mesenchymal neoplasm in adults, and have been extensively characterized at the cytogenetic level. Chromosomal aberrations have been observed in the majority of lipomas, two-thirds of which involve chromosomal region 12q14.3. To date, structural rearrangements have been reported affecting every chromosome except chromosome Y. Here we report a case of a lipoma that shows a novel...
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