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Frequent deletion of ING2 locus at 4q35.1 associates with advanced tumor stage in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2009
Borkosky Silvia S, Gunduz Mehmet, Nagatsuka Hitoshi, Beder Levent Bekir, Gunduz Esra, Ali Mahmoud A L Sheikh, Rodriguez Andrea P, Cilek Mehmet Zeynel, Tominaga Susumu, Yamanaka Noboru, Shimizu Kenji, Nagai Noriyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in the ING family members has been shown in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) except for ING2. Like all the other members of ING family, ING2, which is located at chromosome 4q35.1, is a promising tumor suppressor gene (TSG). In this study, we performed LOH analysis of ING2 in HNSCC and compared it with clinicopathological variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We...
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