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    Nat Genet. 2009 Nov;41(11):1176-8. Epub 2009 Oct 4.

    T (brachyury) gene duplication confers major susceptibility to familial chordoma.

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    Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA.

    Abstract

    Using high-resolution array-CGH, we identified unique duplications of a region on 6q27 in four multiplex families with at least three cases of chordoma, a cancer of presumed notochordal origin. The duplicated region contains only the T (brachyury) gene, which is important in notochord development and is expressed in most sporadic chordomas. Our findings highlight the value of screening for complex genomic rearrangements in searches for cancer-susceptibility genes.

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    19801981
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    PMCID: PMC2901855
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