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Methylation-associated PHOX2B gene silencing is a rare event in human neuroblastoma.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Nov 2007
de Pontual Loïc, Trochet Delphine, Bourdeaut Franck, Thomas Sophie, Etchevers Heather, Chompret Agnes, Minard Véronique, Valteau Dominique, Brugieres Laurence, Munnich Arnold, Delattre Olivier, Lyonnet Stanislas, Janoueix-Lerosey Isabelle, Amiel Jeanne
Abstract excerpt
Neuroblastoma (NB), an embryonic tumour originating from neural crest cells, is one of the most common solid tumours in childhood. Although NB is characterised by numerous recurrent, large-scale chromosome rearrangements, the genes targeted by these imbalances have remained elusive. We recently identified the paired-like homeobox 2B (PHOX2B, MIM 603851) gene as disease-causing in dysautonomic disorders including...
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