PMID: 7529043Sep 1, 1994Paper

Molecular heterogeneity at the breakpoints of smaller 20q deletions

Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer
P E Hollings

Abstract

Deletions of the long arm of chromosome 20 [del(20q)] are recurring abnormalities in patients with myeloid disorders. Although variable in size, these deletions are usually interstitial. With the object of defining a commonly deleted region for smaller 20q deletions, we used quantitative Southern blot analysis complemented by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis to determine the copy number at 15 loci spanning 20q. The proximal breakpoints of three such deletions were found to separate HCK and the growth hormone releasing factor (GHRF) locus near the centromeric boundary of band 20q11.2. The distal breakpoints were localized to the vicinity of the D20S22 locus in band q13.1. A candidate tumor suppressor gene, RBL2, and the SRC oncogene were both located within the commonly deleted region. Six loci in terminal region q13.2-q13.3 were conserved on these del(20q) chromosomes, thereby confirming that the deletions were interstitial. Molecular heterogeneity at one and possibly both deletion breakpoints rules out the pathological involvement of loci at these sites. Instead, loss of a tumor suppressor locus from within the commonly deleted region may contribute to deregulated hemopoiesis.

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