Article
Loss of heterozygosity at 19p13.2 and 2q21 in tumours from familial clusters of non-medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2008
Prazeres Hugo João, Rodrigues Fernando, Soares Paula, Naidenov Plamen, Figueiredo Paulo, Campos Beatriz, Lacerda Manuela, Martins Teresa C
Abstract excerpt
Linkage studies have identified susceptibility loci for familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC), with and without cell oxyphilia, at chromosomal regions 19p13.2 and 2q21. There are few genetic analyses of FNMTC tumours reported at the present time and the eventual gene involved was not identified yet. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at these loci in the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genotype
- Humans
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
