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17q gain

Tuesday 1 May 2007

Gain of chromosome 17 is the most prevalent genetic abnormality identified in neuroblastoma (NB) and distal 17q gain has prognostic significance in NB.

Candidate genes

 WSB1 at 17q11.1 (16804916)

See also

 array-based comparative genomic hybridization (A-CGH or aCGH)
 gene expression analysis
 gene copy number changes (GCNC)
 prognosis genes
 chromosome 17

References

 Chen QR, Bilke S, Wei JS, Greer BT, Steinberg SM, Westermann F, Schwab M, Khan J. Increased WSB1 copy number correlates with its over-expression which associates with increased survival in neuroblastoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2006 Sep;45(9):856-62. PMID: 16804916