Article
Characterization of chromosome 9 in human ovarian neoplasia identifies frequent genetic imbalance on 9q and rare alterations involving 9p, including CDKN2.
Cancer research - 15 May 1995
Schultz D C, Vanderveer L, Buetow K H, Boente M P, Ozols R F, Hamilton T C, Godwin A K
Abstract excerpt
We have examined 41 forms of ovarian cancer for genetic alterations on chromosome 9 using a combination of five RFLP DNA probes and 15 simple tandem repeat polymorphisms. Genetic imbalance (i.e., loss of heterozygosity, microsatellite instability, amplification) for 1 or more informative markers...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Endometrioid
- Carrier Proteins
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary
- Female
- Gene Deletion
