ENHANCED MYCN EXPRESSION AND ISOCHROMOSOME 17Q IN PINEALOBLASTOMA CELL-LINES

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作者
KEES, UR
BIEGEL, JA
FORD, J
RANFORD, PR
PERONI, SE
HALLAM, LA
PARMITER, AH
WILLOUGHBY, MLN
SPAGNOLO, D
机构
[1] PRINCESS MARGARET HOSP CHILDREN,DEPT HAEMATOL ONCOL,PERTH,WA,AUSTRALIA
[2] PRINCESS MARGARET HOSP CHILDREN,DEPT ANAT PATHOL,PERTH,WA,AUSTRALIA
[3] CHILDRENS HOSP PHILADELPHIA,DIV HUMAN GENET,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[4] QUEEN ELIZABETH II MED CTR,HOSP PATHOL SERV,PERTH,WA,AUSTRALIA
[5] QUEEN ELIZABETH II MED CTR,UNIV PATHOL SERV,PERTH,WA,AUSTRALIA
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10.1002/gcc.2870090209
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
We have established two cell lines, PER-452 and PER-453, from an 8-month-old girl with an extensive pineoblastoma. Characterization of these lines revealed that the proto-oncogenes MYC and MYCN were not amplified, but both cell lines showed MYCN expression comparable to a cell line with 200-fold MYCN amplification. Both cell lines contained an i(17q). These results support the concept that pineoblastomas belong to a larger group of primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system. These two cell lines provide a unique opportunity to investigate the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying these neoplasms further. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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