title: Complete DNA sequence and characterization of a 330-kb VNTR-rich region on chromosome 6q27 that is commonly deleted in ovarian cancer.
abstract: We report the complete genomic DNA sequence and the characterization of a 330-kb region on chromosome 6q27 that is often deleted in ovarian cancers. Using computer programs to predict exonic sequences, we isolated four novel genes, HGC6.1-4, as well as the known AF-6 gene. None of the deduced products of the novel genes exhibited significant homology to previously known proteins. We also identified ten microsatellites and 12 different VNTR sequences within the target region. HGC6.3 contained a VNTR within a coding exon, each repeat consisting of 42 nucleotides; the predicted 14-amino-acid consensus unit is MTPTVFSSQHTAGG. At least nine different sizes of this VNTR locus were detected among 20 unrelated DNA samples from caucasians. The polymorphic markers and the transcript map documented here may contribute to identification of novel genes or allelic aberrations associated with the development of ovarian cancers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirahama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA