| Title |
Fractal dimension of chromatin is an independent prognostic factor for survival in melanoma
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Cancer, June 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-10-260 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Valcinir Bedin, Randall L Adam, Bianca CS de Sá, Gilles Landman, Konradin Metze |
| Abstract |
Prognostic factors in malignant melanoma are currently based on clinical data and morphologic examination. Other prognostic features, however, which are not yet used in daily practice, might add important information and thus improve prognosis, treatment, and survival. Therefore a search for new markers is desirable. Previous studies have demonstrated that fractal characteristics of nuclear chromatin are of prognostic importance in neoplasias. We have therefore investigated whether the fractal dimension of nuclear chromatin measured in routine histological preparations of malignant melanomas could be a prognostic factor for survival. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 24% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 18% |
| Unknown | 11 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 22% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 8% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 8% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 26% |
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