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Double minutes in fibroblast-like cells isolated from human tumors

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Double minutes (DM) were found in several fibroblast-like lines isolated from human tumors. DM varied in size and morphology within the same metaphase.

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Acknowledgment. This work is supported by grant 0044-331 from the National Research Foundation of Greece. We thank Professor A.D. Glinos for reviewing the manuscript.

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Delinassios, J.G., Pandis, N.B., Margaronis, M. et al. Double minutes in fibroblast-like cells isolated from human tumors. Experientia 37, 569–570 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990054

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