Genetic instability and intratumoral heterogeneity in neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification plus 11q deletion.

Genetic analysis in neuroblastoma has identified the profound influence of MYCN amplification and 11q deletion in patients' prognosis. These two features of high-risk neuroblastoma usually occur as mutually exclusive genetic markers, although in rare cases both are present in the same tumor. Th...

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Main Authors: Eva Villamón, Ana P Berbegall, Marta Piqueras, Irene Tadeo, Victoria Castel, Anna Djos, Tommy Martinsson, Samuel Navarro, Rosa Noguera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3544899?pdf=render