A 5'-truncated c-myc gene variant not associated with a risk of cancer.

doi:10.1007/BF00209016

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A 5'-truncated c-myc gene variant not associated with a risk of cancer.

Human genetics - 1 Sept 1991

Pellegata N S, Bergamaschi G, Amadori D, Aloia A, Ballarini P, Del Senno L, Amaducci L, Ranzani G N

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By analyzing c-myc specific fragments from white blood cell DNAs of 98 gastric cancer patients and 46 control subjects, we observed 6 unexpected patterns due to presence of a variant c-myc gene in addition to the normal gene. Restriction enzyme mapping indicated that the variant c-myc gene was th...

Topics

Blotting, Northern
Blotting, Southern
Cells, Cultured
Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
Gene Expression
Genes, myc
Humans
Italy
Mutation
Restriction Mapping
Risk Factors
Stomach Neoplasms

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