title: Theory and methodology of evaluating genetic alterations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Visscher
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wolman
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bedrossian
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D009857:Oncogenes; D011003:Ploidies; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction