A 3p deletion in small cell lung carcinoma.
A specific chromosomal abnormality (3p del) was found in direct preparations from three small cell carcinomas of the lung: one primary tumor and two metastatic tumors in mediastinal lymph nodes. This lends support to Whang-Peng et al.'s [3] detection of the deletion in tissue cultures.
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D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male