title: DNA copy number losses are more frequent in primary larynx tumors with lymph node metastases than in tumors without metastases.
abstract: Comparative genomic hybridization was performed on 38 primary laryngeal carcinomas divided into two groups according to the metastatic phenotype. DNA copy number changes were detected in 22 of the 38 cases (57.9%). Gains were most frequently observed at 3q, 8q, and 9q, and losses were found in decreasing order at 18q, 3p, and 4. The mean value of losses was 2.5 times as high in metastasizing primary tumors (23/38) as in nonmetastasizing tumors. The most frequent losses in metastasizing tumors were at 18q, 3p, and 5q.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kujawski
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aalto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaskula-Sztul
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szyfter
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szmeja
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szyfter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knuutila
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm