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Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 14 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 5 Oct 1998
Mutirangura A, Pornthanakasem W, Sriuranpong V, Supiyaphun P, Voravud N
Abstract excerpt
The main objective of this study was to determine the precise frequency of chromosome 14q loss of heterozygosity in nasopharyngeal carcinomas and to define its minimal deletion regions. Thirty-nine tumors were selected for PCR-based deletion mapping using 19 microsatellite polymorphic markers spanning the long arm of this chromosome. Loss of heterozygosity for at least one marker was observed in 29 (74.4%)...
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