AMPLIFICATION OF THE C-ERBB ONCOGENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MALIGNANCY IN PRIMARY TUMORS OF NEUROEPITHELIAL TISSUE

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作者
DIEDRICH, U
SOJA, S
BEHNKE, J
ZOLL, B
机构
[1] UNIV GOTTINGEN,NEUROCHIRURG KLIN,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
[2] UNIV GOTTINGEN,INST HUMANGENET,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
关键词
BRAIN TUMORS; MALIGNANCY GRADE; ONCOGENES; MUTATIONS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00314785
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
In various primary brain tumours of neuroepithelial tissue recombinant DNA techniques were used to demonstrate changes of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene, which is homologous to the c-erbB oncogene. Twenty-one of 40 grade III/IV tumours, but only 1 of 16 grade I/II tumours were found to contain amplified and/or rearranged c-erbB sequences. This highly significant difference suggest that c-erbB amplification, rearrangement, or both, are important steps in malignant transformation in a subset of patients with neuroepithelial tumours.
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