Article
Allele-specific chromosome 3p deletions occur at an early stage in the pathogenesis of lung carcinoma.
JAMA - 15 Feb 1995
Hung J, Kishimoto Y, Sugio K, Virmani A, McIntire D D, Minna J D, Gazdar A F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Deletions in the short arm of chromosome 3 (3p) are present in most lung carcinomas. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of these chromosome 3p deletions in the pathogenesis of non-small cell lung carcinomas. DESIGN: Seven archival, paraffin-embedded, surgically resected lung cancer specimens were studied. Fifty precisely identified malignant and preneoplastic lesions present in bronchi, bronchioles,...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- DNA
- Female
- Heterozygote
