Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2002

Microsatellite alteration at chromosome 11 in primary human nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan

  • Horng-Jyh Harn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Armed Force Taoyuan Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-2-8792-7190; fax: +886-2-8792-7372
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  • Hueng-Chuen Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Jueng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nu-Man Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Yang Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Su-Chin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 14 December 2000 ,Accepted 4 January 2001.

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Oral Oncology
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