title: [Genetic etiology of esophageal cancer. V. Fragile sites on chromosome of cultured lymphocytes from members of high risk cancer families in Linxian County].
abstract: The chromosome fragile sites of cultured peripheral lymphocytes from 40 members of 4 high risk cancer families and 10 members of 4 low risk cancer families in Linxian County were analysed. The results showed that 46 fragile sites in 7045 lymphocytes expression at 502 times (7.13%) were found in high risk cancer families and 8 fragile sites in 1053 lymphocytes expression at 26 times (2.47%) were found in low risk cancer families. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P less than 0.01). In 46 fragile sites carried by 40 members of high risk cancer families, 27 were common, 5 rare, 12 provisional and 2 new fragile sites. Among them, the fragile sites at 1p22-p36 and 4q21-q31 were detected in members of high risk cancer families and in patients with esophageal cancer, meanwhile, uniform breakpoint in chromosome deletion and rearrangement was also found in 4 esophageal cancer cell lines. Therefore, the author conjectures that these fragile sites at 1p13-p36 and 4q21-q31 may be fragile site-specific for high risk cancer families and patients with esophageal cancer, and they may be breakpoint-specific for esophageal cancer cells. These fragile sites may play an important role in esophageal carcinogenesis in high risk cancer families.
authors: Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors: Y Q
authors: YQ
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D043283:Chromosome Fragile Sites; D002873:Chromosome Fragility; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured