A robust assay for alternative lengthening of telomeres in tumors shows the significance of alternative lengthening of telomeres in sarcomas and astrocytomas.

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Published in Clin Cancer Res on January 01, 2005

Authors

Jeremy D Henson1, Jonathan A Hannay, Stanley W McCarthy, Janice A Royds, Thomas R Yeager, Robert A Robinson, Stephen B Wharton, David A Jellinek, Susan M Arbuckle, Jinyoung Yoo, Bruce G Robinson, Diana L Learoyd, Paul D Stalley, S Fiona Bonar, Dihua Yu, Raphael E Pollock, Roger R Reddel

Author Affiliations

1: Children's Medical Research Institute, New South Wales, Australia.

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