Article
Lower frequency of allele loss on chromosome 18q in human breast cancer than in colorectal tumors.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 1996
Schenk M, Leib-Mösch C, Schenck I U, Jaenicke M, Indraccolo S, Saeger H D, Dallenbach-Hellweg G, Hehlmann R
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes is thought to be a critical step in tumorigenesis. The DCC (deleted in colorectal carcinoma) gene, located on the long arm of chromosome 18, has been shown to be frequently deleted in colorectal tumors. To investigate the involvement of allelic deletions on...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Breast Neoplasms
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
