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Dissecting the molecular pathways of (testicular) germ cell tumour pathogenesis; from initiation to treatment‐resistance
12 May 2011
Abstract excerpt
Human type II germ cell tumours (GCTs) originate from an embryonic germ cell, either as a primordial germ cell or gonocyte. This start determines the biological as well as clinical characteristics of this type of cancer, amongst others their totipotency as well as their overall (exceptional) sensitivity to DNA damaging agents. The histology of the precursor lesion, either carcinoma in situ or gonadoblastoma,...
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