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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Michael Kelley
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-17668 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Yang Xiaohong R XR Ng David D Alcorta David A DA Liebsch Norbert J NJ Sheridan Eamonn E Li Sufeng S Goldstein Alisa M AM Parry Dilys M DM Kelley Michael J MJ
Nature genetics 20091004 11
Using high-resolution array-CGH, we identified unique duplications of a region on 6q27 in four multiplex families with at least three cases of chordoma, a cancer of presumed notochordal origin. The duplicated region contains only the T (brachyury) gene, which is important in notochord development and is expressed in most sporadic chordomas. Our findings highlight the value of screening for complex genomic rearrangements in searches for cancer-susceptibility genes. ...[more]