title: Mutations in the candidate tumour suppressor gene FLJ12973 on chromosome 15q15 are rare in colorectal cancer.
abstract: Allele imbalance at chromosome 15q14-q22 is seen in a high proportion of sporadic colorectal cancers encompassing the colorectal adenoma and carcinoma susceptibility locus. The FLJ12973 gene, which has recently been identified as a candidate tumour suppressor, maps to 15q15 and encodes a WD-repeat protein with structural similarity to the small subunit of the xeroderma pigmentosum E (XP-E) complex. To examine the proposition that FLJ12973 is involved in colorectal cancer we analysed 31 tumours for sequence variation. No missense changes or pathogenic mutations--truncating or splice site--were detected in any of the tumours. While epigenetic effects on FLJ12973 cannot be excluded, these results show that it is not a common target for mutations in colorectal cancers.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cancer Genetics, Brookes Lawley Building, Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5NG, UK.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Neil
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Houlston
mesh_terms: D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation