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ReviewVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2010

Genomic characteristics of soft tissue sarcomas.

Fredrik Mertens, Ioannis Panagopoulos, Nils Mandahl

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Review in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Soft tissue sarcomas: introduction to the Virchows Archiv review issue.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fredrik MertensDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. Fredrik.mertens@med.lu.se
Ioannis Panagopoulos
Nils Mandahl
Lund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on the molecular mechanisms behind soft tissue sarcoma development have disclosed that these malignancies are as genetically heterogeneous as they are clinically and morphologically diverse. Much of the genetic information on soft tissue sarcomas is still limited to the genomic level, as detected by chromosome banding analysis or comparative genomic hybridization. Based on the results of such studies, soft tissue sarcomas may be broadly dichotomized into one group, accounting for approximately 20% of the cases, characterized by specific balanced translocations, and one group typically showing massive chromosomal rearrangements leading to recurrent, but non-specific, structural and numerical rearrangements. As summarized in this review, the genomic characterization of soft tissue sarcomas has not only provided cell biologists with decisive information on the parts of the genome that may harbor genes that are essential for tumor development but also given the clinicians involved in the management of these patients a valuable diagnostic tool.

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Chromosome AberrationsDNA, NeoplasmHumansKaryotypingSarcomaDNA, Neoplasm

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PMID19189124
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