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Frequent loss Xq25 on the inactive X chromosome in primary breast carcinomas is associated with tumor grade and axillary lymph node metastasis.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Mar 2002
Piao Zhe, Malkhosyan Sergei R
Abstract excerpt
We previously applied arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction DNA fingerprinting to identify molecular genetic alterations in primary breast carcinomas. One of the most frequently observed fingerprint alterations was a reduction in the intensity of the MCG1-B2 band in 32% of tumors, indicating recurrent loss of X-chromosome segments. This article reports a mapping analysis of those chromosomal deletions. The...
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