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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
In order to elucidate cytogenetic changes characteristic of biliary tract cancer, we examined the genetic imbalances in 18 biliary tract cancers using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The most common sites of increases in copy number, in order of frequency, were 17q (33% of the cases), 5p (28%), 3q (22%), 7p (22%), 8q (22%), and 12p (22%), whereas copy number decreases of 6q (28%), 18q (28%), 4q (22%), 5q (22%), and 9p (22%) were frequent. The average number of chromosomal aberrations was significantly greater in stage IV than in stage III tumors (7.9 vs. 2.2/tumor, p < 0.05). The frequent aberrations detected in this study may be related to the development and/or progression of biliary tract cancers. This is the first report on CGH of biliary tract cancers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0030-2414
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic aberrations detected by comparative genomic hybridization in biliary tract cancers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan. 2byouri@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't