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A new method to detect loss of heterozygosity using cohort heterozygosity comparisons.
BMC cancer - 12 May 2010
Green Michael R, Jardine Paul, Wood Peter, Wellwood Jeremy, Lea Rod A, Marlton Paula, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is an important marker for one of the 'two-hits' required for tumor suppressor gene inactivation. Traditional methods for mapping LOH regions require the comparison of both tumor and patient-matched normal DNA samples. However, for many archival samples, patient-matched normal DNA is not available leading to the under-utilization of this important resource in LOH studies....
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