title: Allelic imbalance of chromosome 1q in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas from China: a novel region of allelic loss and significant association with differentiation.
abstract: Our previous work has shown that a number of genes locating on 1q21 were down-regulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC) and they may involve in carcinogenesis. To determine whether chromosome 1q LOH occurs in ESCC, we analyzed LOH in 61 ESCCs using 18 microsatellite markers on chromosome 1q. Forty-six of 61 (75.4%) tumors presented LOH at one or more loci. A significant association was found between chromosome 1q LOH and histopathological grade. LOH on D1S3466 had a negative correlation with family history, whereas LOH on D1S2777 positively correlated with smoking. These results suggest this region harbor putative tumor suppressor gene(s) contributing to tumorigenesis and differentiation in ESCC.
authors.affiliation: National Lab of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhongmin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yunhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zaicheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Mingrong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qimin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Zhihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D022981:Allelic Imbalance; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002681:China; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged