Search for mutations and examination of allelic expression imbalance of the p73 gene at 1p36.33 in human lung cancers.

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We examined 61 lung cancer cases to determine whether alterations of p73, a novel monoallelically expressed p53-like molecule, may be involved in the pathogenesis of lung cancer. Allelic loss at the p73 locus at 1p36.33 was observed in 42% (11 of 26 informative cases), and squamous cell carcinoma tended to carry this lesion most frequently. Somatic mutations in the p73 gene itself, however, were not detected,...

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