A one centimorgan deletion unit on chromosome Xq12 is commonly lost in borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors.

doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1201479

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A one centimorgan deletion unit on chromosome Xq12 is commonly lost in borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors.

Oncogene - 15 Jan 1998

Edelson M I, Lau C C, Colitti C V, Welch W R, Bell D A, Berkowitz R S, Mok S C

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We have used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of tandem repeats to study the pattern of allelic loss on chromosome X11.2-q12 in borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumors. Using eight microsatellite markers spanning Xq11.2-q12, 41 borderline and 65 invasive ovarian tumors, tog...

Topics

Alleles
Female
Humans
Loss of Heterozygosity
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Ovarian Neoplasms
X Chromosome

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