MYCL genotypes and loss of heterozygosity in non-small-cell lung cancer.

doi:10.1038/bjc.1996.662

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MYCL genotypes and loss of heterozygosity in non-small-cell lung cancer.

British journal of cancer - 1 Dec 1996

Fong K M, Kida Y, Zimmerman P V, Smith P J

Abstract excerpt

Some studies have suggested that the S allele of the MYCL oncogene, which results from an intragenic EcoRI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), may be associated with cancer susceptibility. In addition, this allele has also been linked to metastases and adverse survival in certain can...

Topics

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
DNA, Neoplasm
Disease Progression
Female
Genes, myc
Genotype
Heterozygote
Humans
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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