LOSS OF CHROMOSOME-3 ALLELES AND MULTIPLICATION OF CHROMOSOME-8 ALLELES IN UVEAL MELANOMA

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HORSTHEMKE, B
PRESCHER, G
BORNFELD, N
BECHER, R
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[1] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH KLINIKUM,INNERE KLIN & POLIKLIN TUMORFORSCH,W-4300 ESSEN 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH KLINIKUM,ZENTRUM AUGENHEILKUNDE,W-4300 ESSEN 1,GERMANY
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10.1002/gcc.2870040305
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Uveal melanoma is the most frequent primary intraocular tumor. The etiology is unknown. Using neutral DNA polymorphisms on chromosomes 2, 3, and 8, we have detected loss of chromosome 3 alleles in 8 of 13 tumors and multiplication of chromosome 8 alleles in 6 of 11 tumors. No anomalies at a locus on chromosome 2 were found in 10 of 10 tumors. These results confirm and extend previous cytogenetic findings and suggest that a tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 3 and an oncogene on chromosome 8 may be involved in the formation or progression of this tumor.
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