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Germ cell tumor

Known as: Tumor of the Germ Cell, Tumor, Germ Cell, Neoplasms, Germ Cell 
A benign or malignant, gonadal or extragonadal neoplasm that originates from germ cells. Representative examples include teratoma, seminoma… 
National Institutes of Health

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BCL10 geneBCL10 wt AlleleC-KIT GeneCancer, Embryonal

Narrower (5)

DysgerminomaEmbryonal NeoplasmNeuroblastomaSeminoma

Broader (1)

Malignant Neoplasms

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Phase III randomized trial of conventional-dose chemotherapy with or without high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem-cell rescue as first-line treatment for patients with poor…
PURPOSE To investigate the role of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) as first-line treatment in patients with metastatic germ cell… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Up-regulation of the lymphatic marker podoplanin, a mucin-type transmembrane glycoprotein, in human squamous cell carcinomas and germ cell tumors.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The pluripotency homeobox gene NANOG is expressed in human germ cell tumors
The NANOG gene, a member of the homeobox family of DNA binding transcription factors, was recently identified in a screen for… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Gene expression patterns in human embryonic stem cells and human pluripotent germ cell tumors
Remarkably little is known about the transcriptional profiles of human embryonic stem (ES) cells or the molecular mechanisms that… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Embryonic germ cells induce epigenetic reprogramming of somatic nucleus in hybrid cells
Genomic reprogramming of primordial germ cells (PGCs), which includes genome‐wide demethylation, prevents aberrant epigenetic… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Survival of cancer patients in europe—The EUROCARE study
Part 1: Introduction and Methodology F. Berrino, J. Esteve and M.P. Coleman: Chapter 1. Basic issues in estimating and comparing… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Expression of the multidrug resistance gene product (P-glycoprotein) in human normal and tumor tissues.
We have characterized the normal human tissue distribution and tumor expression of the human multidrug resistance gene (MDR1… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Treatment of malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin.
Since 1984, we have treated 26 patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors with a combination of bleomycin, etoposide (VP-16… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Inhibition of in vitro nuclear transport by a lectin that binds to nuclear pores
Selective transport of proteins is a major mechanism by which biochemical differences are maintained between the cytoplasm and… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide production by chemically elicited peritoneal macrophages--induction by multiple nonphagocytic stimuli.
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