Article
Loss of heterozygosity in cervical carcinoma: subchromosomal localization of a putative tumor-suppressor gene to chromosome 11q22-q24.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Jul 1994
Hampton G M, Penny L A, Baergen R N, Larson A, Brewer C, Liao S, Busby-Earle R M, Williams A W, Steel C M, Bird C C
Abstract excerpt
Infection of cervical epithelial cells with so-called "aggressive" subtypes of human papilloma virus (HPV) appears to be an important factor in the etiology of cervical carcinoma. However, mounting evidence suggests that additional genetic changes are required for progression to an invasive carci...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
