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Sacrococcygeal teratoma causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Development of sacrococcygeal teratoma is associated with gain of chromosomes 1q32-qter regions and loss of the 6q24-qter and 18q21-qter regions.
Causes
Causes
Development of sacrococcygeal teratoma is associated with gain of chromosomes 1q32-qter regions and loss of the 6q24-qter and 18q21-qter regions.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Harms D, Zahn S, Göbel U, Schneider DT (2006). “Pathology and molecular biology of teratomas in childhood and adolescence”. Klin Padiatr. 218 (6): 296–302. doi:10.1055/s-2006-942271. PMID 17080330.
- ↑ Veltman I, Veltman J, Janssen I, Hulsbergen-van de Kaa C, Oosterhuis W, Schneider D, Stoop H, Gillis A, Zahn S, Looijenga L, Göbel U, van Kessel AG (2005). “Identification of recurrent chromosomal aberrations in germ cell tumors of neonates and infants using genomewide array-based comparative genomic hybridization”. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 43 (4): 367–76. doi:10.1002/gcc.20208. PMID 15880464.
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