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TaqMan PCR-based Gene Dosage Assay for Predictive Testing in Individuals from a Cancer Family with INK4 Locus Haploinsufficiency
1 Jul 1999
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BACKGROUND: A genetic syndrome of cutaneous malignant melanoma and nervous system tumors recently has been characterized and shown to be linked to the INK4 locus in the 9p21 region. Hemizygosity at adjacent physically mapped microsatellite markers indicated deletion of p16, p19, and p15 clustered tumor suppressors. Because individuals from this family could benefit from predictive testing in terms of cancer...
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