Functional evidence for a nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor suppressor gene that maps at chromosome 3p21.3

AUTOR(ES)

Cheng, Yue

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignancy that is prevalent among populations from Southeast Asia. Epidemiological studies indicate that genetic predisposition, Epstein–Barr virus, and environmental conditions may play a role in determining incidence. Molecular studies have implicated a tumor suppressor gene(s) on the short arm of chromosome 3. In this study we provide functional evidence, via monochromosome transfer, for a tumor suppressor gene(s) activity in chromosome 3p21.3.

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