Abstract
We have shown previously that loss of heterozygosity at chromosome band 12p13 is among the most frequent genetic abnormalities identified in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) of childhood. Two known genes map within the critically deleted region of 12p: TEL, the gene encoding a new member of the ETS family of transcription factors, which is rearranged in a variety of hematological malignancies; and KIP1, the gene encoding the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27. Both genes are, therefore, excellent candidate tumor suppressor genes. In this report, we determined the exon organization of the TEL gene and performed mutational analysis of TEL and KIP1 in 33 childhood ALL patients known to have loss of heterozygosity at this locus. No mutations in either TEL or KIP1 were found; this suggest that neither TEL nor KIP1 is the critical 12p tumor suppressor gene in childhood ALL.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Cell Cycle Proteins*
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Child
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 / genetics*
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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27
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DNA Mutational Analysis
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Exons / genetics*
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Gene Deletion*
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Genes, Tumor Suppressor / genetics*
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Humans
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oligonucleotide Probes / genetics
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Oncogene Proteins*
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Point Mutation / genetics*
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Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets
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Transcription Factors / genetics*
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins*
Substances
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Cell Cycle Proteins
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Elk3 protein, mouse
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins
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Oligonucleotide Probes
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Oncogene Proteins
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets
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Transcription Factors
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27