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Descriptor English: Chromothripsis
Descriptor Spanish: Cromotripsis
Descriptor cromotripsis
Entry term(s) devastación cromosómica
Scope note: Fenómeno que produce reordenamientos masivos y fragmentación cromosómica que ocurre en las células malignas. Las roturas se localizan en un cromosoma o en uno de los brazos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cromotripsia
Descriptor French: Chromothripsis
Entry term(s): Chromosome Shattering
Chromosome Shatterings
Chromothripses
Shattering, Chromosome
Tree number(s): C23.550.210.310
G05.365.590.175.310
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072837
Scope note: Massive number of chromosomal rearrangements and shattering that occurs in cancer cells. The breakpoints are located within one chromosome or chromosome arm.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Chromosome Aberrations (2011-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Related: Genomic Instability MeSH
DeCS ID: 56404
Unique ID: D000072837
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Chromothripsis - Preferred
Concept UI M000618251
Scope note Massive number of chromosomal rearrangements and shattering that occurs in cancer cells. The breakpoints are located within one chromosome or chromosome arm.
Preferred term Chromothripsis
Entry term(s) Chromosome Shattering
Chromosome Shatterings
Chromothripses
Shattering, Chromosome



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