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SUBMITTER: Nishioka M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC129434 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nishioka Michiho M Kohno Takashi T Tani Masachika M Yanaihara Nozomu N Tomizawa Yoshio Y Otsuka Ayaka A Sasaki Shigeru S Kobayashi Keiko K Niki Toshiro T Maeshima Arafumi A Sekido Yoshitaka Y Minna John D JD Sone Saburo S Yokota Jun J
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20020903 19
Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 22q has been detected in approximately 60% of advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) as well as small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), suggesting the presence of a tumor suppressor gene on 22q that is involved in lung cancer progression. Here, we isolated a myosin family gene, MYO18B, located at chromosome 22q12.1 and found that it is frequently deleted, mutated, and hypermethylated in lung cancers. Somatic MYO18B mutations were detected in 19% (14/75) of l ...[more]