Exclusion of the genes CDKN2 and PTEN as causative gene defects in Li-Fraumeni syndrome

被引:10
作者
Burt, EC
McGown, G
Thorncroft, M
James, LA
Birch, JM
Varley, JM
机构
[1] Paterson Inst Canc Res, CRC, Mol Genet Sect, Manchester M20 4BX, Lancs, England
[2] Royal Manchester Childrens Hosp, CRC, Paed & Familial Canc Res Grp, Manchester M27 1HA, Lancs, England
关键词
Li-Fraumeni syndrome; PTEN; CDKN2; p16; p19(ARF);
D O I
10.1038/sj.bjc.6690313
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We have analysed Li-Fraumeni syndrome families, previously shown to be negative for mutations in TP53, for mutations to the tumour suppressor genes PTEN and CDKN2. These genes function in cell cycle progression or are mutated in a variety of tumours. We have detected no mutations in the family members tested.
引用
收藏
页码:9 / 10
页数:2
相关论文
共 15 条
  • [1] BIRCH JM, 1994, CANCER RES, V54, P1298
  • [2] Chen JD, 1998, HUM GENET, V102, P124
  • [3] The CDKN2A (p16) gene and human cancer
    Foulkes, WD
    Flanders, TY
    Pollock, PM
    Hayward, NK
    [J]. MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 1997, 3 (01) : 5 - 20
  • [4] GERMLINE P16 MUTATIONS IN FAMILIAL MELANOMA
    HUSSUSSIAN, CJ
    STRUEWING, JP
    GOLDSTEIN, AM
    HIGGINS, PAT
    ALLY, DS
    SHEAHAN, MD
    CLARK, WH
    TUCKER, MA
    DRACOPOLI, NC
    [J]. NATURE GENETICS, 1994, 8 (01) : 15 - 21
  • [5] CELL-CYCLE REGULATORS AND CANCEL
    KAMB, A
    [J]. TRENDS IN GENETICS, 1995, 11 (04) : 136 - 140
  • [6] LI FP, 1988, CANCER RES, V48, P5358
  • [7] PTEN, a putative protein tyrosine phosphatase gene mutated in human brain, breast, and prostate cancer
    Li, J
    Yen, C
    Liaw, D
    Podsypanina, K
    Bose, S
    Wang, SI
    Puc, J
    Miliaresis, C
    Rodgers, L
    McCombie, R
    Bigner, SH
    Giovanella, BC
    Ittmann, M
    Tycko, B
    Hibshoosh, H
    Wigler, MH
    Parsons, R
    [J]. SCIENCE, 1997, 275 (5308) : 1943 - 1947
  • [8] GERM LINE P53 MUTATIONS IN A FAMILIAL SYNDROME OF BREAST-CANCER, SARCOMAS, AND OTHER NEOPLASMS
    MALKIN, D
    LI, FP
    STRONG, LC
    FRAUMENI, JF
    NELSON, CE
    KIM, DH
    KASSEL, J
    GRYKA, MA
    BISCHOFF, FZ
    TAINSKY, MA
    FRIEND, SH
    [J]. SCIENCE, 1990, 250 (4985) : 1233 - 1238
  • [9] P-TEN, the tumor suppressor from human chromosome 10q23, is a dual-specificity phosphatase
    Myers, MP
    Stolarov, JP
    Eng, C
    Li, J
    Wang, SI
    Wigler, MH
    Parsons, R
    Tonks, NK
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1997, 94 (17) : 9052 - 9057
  • [10] MUTATIONS AND ALTERED EXPRESSION OF P16(INK4) IN HUMAN CANCER
    OKAMOTO, A
    DEMETRICK, DJ
    SPILLARE, EA
    HAGIWARA, K
    HUSSAIN, SP
    BENNETT, WP
    FORRESTER, K
    GERWIN, B
    SERRANO, M
    BEACH, DH
    HARRIS, CC
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1994, 91 (23) : 11045 - 11049