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Koller and the dawn of cancer cytogenetics

Shortly before the DNA era began, PC Koller described lagging chromosomes and chromosome numerical abnormalities in human carcinomas. While present-day cancer geneticists would question some of Koller’s conclusions, this study ultimately contributed to the realisation that chromosomal instability is...

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Autor principal: Norbury, Chris J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36229580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-022-01996-z
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Sumario:Shortly before the DNA era began, PC Koller described lagging chromosomes and chromosome numerical abnormalities in human carcinomas. While present-day cancer geneticists would question some of Koller’s conclusions, this study ultimately contributed to the realisation that chromosomal instability is a widespread feature of solid tumours.