title: Human PDGFA receptor gene maps to the same region on chromosome 4 as the KIT oncogene.
abstract: The gene for the human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) A type receptor was assigned to the proximal long arm of chromosome 4 by using in situ hybridization. Of 141 labeled metaphase cells, 74 had grains over chromosome 4, with a distinct peak at bands q11-q12. The presence of the gene on chromosome 4 was also confirmed by hybridization to chromosome specific libraries. This places the PDGFA receptor gene in the same region of chromosome 4 as the KIT oncogene, another member of the PDGF growth factor receptor subfamily. The two other members of this gene family, the PDGFB receptor and the colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF1) receptor, are closely linked on the distal half of the long arm of chromosome 5.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stenman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Claesson-Welsh
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008677:Metaphase / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004247:DNA; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor