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    Cell Growth Differ. 1991 Oct;2(10):495-501.

    Identification and cloning of a novel amplified DNA sequence in human malignant fibrous histiocytoma derived from a region of chromosome 12 frequently rearranged in soft tissue tumors.

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    Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.

    Abstract

    Amplification of cellular oncogenes occurs frequently in several human cancers and is an important mechanism of increased gene expression. Identification of amplified genes in tumor cells has proved to be a useful approach for understanding genetic alterations in cancer. Previous procedures for isolating probes from amplified DNA sequences have relied on tissue culture cells, limiting the range of tumors that can be studied and raising questions of in vitro artifact. We have circumvented these problems by combining in gel renaturation of amplified sequences with the polymerase chain reaction. Using this approach, we have identified and partially cloned a DNA amplification unit from biopsies of human malignant fibrous histiocytoma. This amplification unit is derived from chromosome 12q13-14, a site commonly involved in rearrangements in soft tissue tumors, and contains at least one transcribed region (designated SAS, for sarcoma amplified sequence).

    PMID:
    1661131
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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