Biallelic expression of the H19 and IGF2 genes in human testicular germ cell tumors.

doi:10.1093/jnci/86.14.1070

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Biallelic expression of the H19 and IGF2 genes in human testicular germ cell tumors.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 20 Jul 1994

van Gurp R J, Oosterhuis J W, Kalscheuer V, Mariman E C, Looijenga L H

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BACKGROUND: Genomic imprinting, resulting in the nonequivalence of expression of homologue genes depending on their parental origin, is an important determinant of the developmental potential of embryonic cells. The expression of two genes, one termed H19 and the other IGF2, has been found to be...

Topics

Alleles
Base Sequence
DNA, Neoplasm
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Germinoma
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Seminoma
Testicular Neoplasms

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