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17173065

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
27
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
To identify possible genetic interactions between the mechanisms of tumor suppression of menin and pRb, we intercrossed mice with targeted deletions of Men1 and Rb1, and compared tumor development in cohorts of animals carrying single or dual mutations of these tumor-suppressor genes. In mice lacking one copy of Men1, pancreatic islet and anterior pituitary adenomas are common. In animals lacking one copy of Rb1, intermediate pituitary and thyroid tumors occur at high frequency, with less frequent development of pancreatic islet hyperplasia and parathyroid lesions. In mice heterozygous for both Men1 and Rb1, pancreatic hyperplasia and tumors of the intermediate pituitary and thyroid occurred at high frequency. Serum measurements of calcium and glucose did not vary significantly between genotypic groups. Loss of heterozygosity at the Rb1 locus was common in pituitary and thyroid tumors, whereas loss of menin was observed in pancreatic and parathyroid lesions. The tumor spectrum in the double heterozygotes was a combination of pathologies seen in each of the individual heterozygotes, without decrease in age of onset, indicating independent, non-additive effects of the two mutations. Together with the lack of increased tumor spectrum, this suggests that menin and pRb function in a common pathway of tumor suppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4009-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Lack of augmentation of tumor spectrum or severity in dual heterozygous Men1 and Rb1 knockout mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer and Cell Biology Divison, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't