Chromothripsis

"Chromothripsis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Massive number of chromosomal rearrangements and shattering that occurs in cancer cells. The breakpoints are located within one chromosome or chromosome arm.

Descriptor ID	D000072837
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.210.310 G05.365.590.175.310
Concept/Terms	Chromothripsis Chromothripsis Chromothripses Chromosome Shattering Chromosome Shatterings Shattering, Chromosome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chromothripsis".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Chromosome Aberrations [C23.550.210]
Chromothripsis [C23.550.210.310]
Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Genetic Variation [G05.365]
Mutation [G05.365.590]
Chromosome Aberrations [G05.365.590.175]
Chromothripsis [G05.365.590.175.310]

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