Evidence of the presence of both oncogene and tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 1q in primary breast cancer, together with a genic dosage effect
- Laboratoire d`Oncogenetique, St.Cloud (France)
Alterations of the long arm of chromosome 1 are the most consistent cytogenetic abnormalities found in human breast carcinoma. We examined genetic alterations on chromosome 1q in 124 human breast tumors, using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers mapping to the long (thirteen markers) and the short arm (four markers). Imbalance of heterozygosity at one or more loci on the long arm was observed in 80 (65%) of the 124 tumors. Among these 80 tumor DNAs, 38 showed a gain of heterozygosity (GOH), 16 a loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and one both GOH and LOH, at each locus on the long arm, indicating that 55 tumor DNAs had a gain and/or loss of the entire long arm of chromosome 1. Detailed alteration mapping of the other 25 tumors showing partial alterations of chromosome 1q identified two distinct altered regions: a smallest common deleted region at 1q21-31 and a smallest common overrepresented region at 1q41-q44. The results suggest that both oncogene(s) and tumor suppressor gene(s) are present on chromosome 1q and are associated with breast carcinomas. Moreover, the frequent loss or gain of a whole copy of chromosome 1q suggests that involvement a genic dosage effect in the pathogenesis of breast cancer.
- OSTI ID:
- 133472
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009--
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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