Abstract
We have constructed a high-resolution genomic microarray of human chromosome 16q, and used it for comparative genomic hybridization analysis of 16 prostate tumors. We demarcated 10 regions of genomic loss between 16q23.1 and 16qter that occurred in five or more samples. Mining expression array data from four independent studies allowed us to identify 11 genes that were frequently underexpressed in prostate cancer and that co-localized with a region of genomic loss. Quantitative expression analyses of these genes in matched tumor and benign tissue from 13 patients showed that six of these 11 (WWOX, WFDC1, MAF, FOXF1, MVD and the predicted novel transcript Q9H0B8 (NM_031476)) had significant and consistent downregulation in the tumors relative to normal prostate tissue expression making them candidate tumor suppressor genes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3487-3494 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Oncogene |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 22 2004 |
Keywords
- Array CGH
- Chromosome 16q
- Prostate cancer
- Tumor suppressor genes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cancer Research