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2008: Velasco Ana; Pallares Judit; Santacana Maria; Yeramian Andre; Dolcet Xavier; Eritja Nuria; Puente Soraya; Sorolla Anabel; Llecha Nuria; Matias-Guiu Xavier
Loss of heterozygosity in endometrial carcinoma.
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists 2008;27(3):305-17.
Inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene typically occurs in two steps, thus fulfilling Knudson hypothesis. One "hit" is frequently a point mutation or a small deletion. The other alteration is usually a large genomic loss of part of a gene, or even part of a chromosome, or the whole chromosome. However, it is not clear which of these two events occurs first. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis allows the identification of one of the 2 hits. Although microsatellite polymerase chain reaction is the technique most frequently used to assess LOH, other different approaches can also be used. The LOH can also be assessed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, single strand conformation polymorphism analysis, oligonucleotide microarrays capable to simultaneously determine the genotype of thousands of single-nucleotide polymorphism (single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays), comparative genomic hybridization, multiplex amplification and probe hybridization, and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. In this article, the authors review the results obtained with molecular analysis of LOH in the understanding of development and progression of endometrial carcinoma. Particular attention is given to: (1) the presence of widespread LOH in nonendometrioid carcinoma, probably reflecting the existence of chromosomal instability; and (2) specific LOH patterns associated with some clinicopathologic features.

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