title: Chromosome 2 abnormalities (+Der 2) in two cases of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: Chromosome analysis was performed in two cases of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS): one embryonal RMS and one alveolar RMS. Analysis showed number and structural abnormalities of chromosome 2. The relationship between these findings and published reports of karyotypes from RMS is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vagner-Capodano
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gentet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gouzien
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scheiner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raybaud
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000235:genetics*