title: Involvement of chromosomes 1 and 17 in a case of neuroblastoma.
abstract: We report here the cytogenetic analysis of a neuroblastoma from a 6-month-old male. Both conventional GTG banded analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization were performed. The tumour was found to have a der(17)t(1;17)(p34;q21).
authors.affiliation: CRC Department of Cancer Genetics, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McNally
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelsey
mesh_terms: D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*