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Clinical and biochemical function of polymorphic NR0B1 GGAA-microsatellites in Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Monument Michael J, Johnson Kirsten M, McIlvaine Elizabeth, Abegglen Lisa, Watkins W Scott, Jorde Lynn B, Womer Richard B, Beeler Natalie, Monovich Laura, Lawlor Elizabeth R, Bridge Julia A, Schiffman Joshua D, Krailo Mark D, Randall R Lor, Lessnick Stephen L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetics involved in Ewing sarcoma susceptibility and prognosis are poorly understood. EWS/FLI and related EWS/ETS chimeras upregulate numerous gene targets via promoter-based GGAA-microsatellite response elements. These microsatellites are highly polymorphic in humans, and preliminary evidence suggests EWS/FLI-mediated gene expression is highly dependent on the number of GGAA motifs within the...
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