Is the chromosome band 1p36 another hot-spot for rearrangements in uterine leiomyoma?

R Vanni; P Dal Cin; H Van Den Berghe

doi:10.1002/gcc.2870020316

Is the chromosome band 1p36 another hot-spot for rearrangements in uterine leiomyoma?

Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1990 Sep;2(3):255-6. doi: 10.1002/gcc.2870020316.

Authors

R Vanni¹, P Dal Cin, H Van Den Berghe

Affiliation

¹ Instituto di Biologia Generale, Università degli Studi, Cagliari, Italy.

PMID: 2078518
DOI: 10.1002/gcc.2870020316

Abstract

Two uterine leiomyomas showing involvement of bands 1p36 and 2p24 are reported. These rearrangements may indicate a new hot-spot for chromosome changes in this neoplasia, 1p36, and confirm the existence of a specific subgroup in leiomyomas, t(1;2)(p36;p24).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosome Banding
Chromosome Deletion
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1*
Female
Gene Rearrangement*
Humans
Leiomyoma / genetics*
Leiomyoma / pathology
Metaphase
Uterine Neoplasms / genetics*
Uterine Neoplasms / pathology