European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 1170-1176 , April 2010

TLE1 is a robust diagnostic biomarker for synovial sarcomas and correlates with t(X;18): Analysis of 319 cases

  • Thomas Knösel

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +49 3641 933413; fax: +49 3641 933111.
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  • Sarah Heretsch

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Visceral und Vascular Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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  • Petra Richter

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Kathrin Katenkamp

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Detlef Katenkamp

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Alexander Berndt

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Iver Petersen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 18 January 2010 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.01.032

European Journal of Cancer
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