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Frequent allelic deletion at the FHIT locus associated with p53 overexpression in squamous cell carcinoma subtype of Taiwanese non-small-cell lung cancers.
British journal of cancer - 14 Jun 2004
Lee Y-C, Wu C-T, Shih J-Y, Jou Y-S, Chang Y-L
Abstract excerpt
The fragile histidine triad (FHIT) gene, encompassing the FRA3B fragile site at chromosome 3p14.2, is a tumour suppressor gene involved in different tumour types including non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). In the current study, we examined for allelic deletion at the FHIT locus in 58 primary and microdissected NSCLCs, for which a clinicopathologic profile was available. We found a loss of 87.7% in...
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