Article
Molecular genetic changes associated with ovarian cancer.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 1994
Weitzel J N, Patel J, Smith D M, Goodman A, Safaii H, Ball H G
Abstract excerpt
Multiple specific chromosomal deletions can be found in human epithelial ovarian cancer by cytogenetic analysis or molecular techniques. Somatic allelic deletion or loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in a tumor is considered circumstantial evidence for the location of tumor suppressor genes. We have ex...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Female
- Genes, APC
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Middle Aged
