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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: William Linehan
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23614 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics 20080101 2
The establishment, characterization, and tumorigenicity of a new epithelial cell line (UOK 257) derived from human renal carcinoma of an individual with Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome are reported. Unlike other established renal tumor cell lines from sporadic renal cell carcinoma, this is the first established renal tumor cell line of BHD, an inheritable neoplastic syndrome. The isolated tumor cells display loss of contact inhibition in vitro, and produce subcutaneous tumors in mouse xenografts. ...[more]