Article
Aberrations of tumor-suppressor genes (p53, apc, mcc and Rb) in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 1994
Maesawa C, Tamura G, Suzuki Y, Ogasawara S, Ishida K, Saito K, Satodate R
Abstract excerpt
Loss of heterozygosity at 4 tumor-suppressor gene loci (p53, apc, mcc and Rb) was investigated using polymerase chain reactions, in 49 esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma specimens from patients who had undergone curative resection. Mutations in the p53 gene within exons 5 to 8 were also examined. LOH was detected in 9 (43%) of 21 p53 genes, 16 (55%) of 29 apc genes, 10 (48%) of 21 mcc genes, and 13 (52%) of 25 Rb...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
