Copy number variation analysis of matched ovarian primary tumors and peritoneal metastasis.

Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecological cancer. The high rate of mortality is due to the large tumor burden with extensive metastatic lesion of the abdominal cavity. Despite initial chemosensitivity and improved surgical procedures, abdominal recurrence remains an issue and results in patien...

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Main Authors: Joel A Malek, Eliane Mery, Yasmin A Mahmoud, Eman K Al-Azwani, Laurence Roger, Ruby Huang, Eva Jouve, Raphael Lis, Jean-Paul Thiery, Denis Querleu, Arash Rafii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3237432?pdf=render