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Observation of a deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 in benign fibrocystic disease of the breast constitutes a challenging problem
Author(s) -
Dal Cin Paola,
Moerman Philippe,
Christiaens Marie Rose,
Van den Berghe Herman
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
genes, chromosomes and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.754
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1098-2264
pISSN - 1045-2257
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199605)16:1<68::aid-gcc10>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - fibrocystic breast disease , fibrocystic disease , chromosome , disease , computational biology , medicine , genetics , biology , pathology , breast cancer , gene , cancer
We observed an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 occurring as the sole anomaly in a benign fibrocystic disease of the breast, confirming its nonrandom occurrence in this type of condition, and we discuss the possible meaning of this observation. Genes Chromosom Cancer 16:68–71 (1996). © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.