Inbreeding abolishes the effect of parental origin of a mutant Rb-1 allele on pituitary tumorigenesis in mice

被引:2
作者
Armstrong, JF
Hooper, ML
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Western Gen Hosp, Sir Alastair Currie CRC Labs, Mol Med Ctr, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Pathol, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, Midlothian, Scotland
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Rb-1; retinoblastoma; pituitary tumour; imprinting;
D O I
10.1038/bjc.1998.519
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The previously reported earlier onset of pituitary tumours in cross-bred mice inheriting a mutant Rb-1 allele paternally has been ascribed to imprinting of an Rb-1-linked gene. Here, we demonstrate that, as predicted from this mechanism, there is no effect of the parent of origin of the mutation in inbred mice.
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页数:2
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