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. 2001 May;158(5):1623–1631. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64118-1

Table 1.

Frequency of Copy Number Change by Array CGH and Metaphase CGH in Breast Cancer

Gene Location a (%)* b (%) c (%)
A. Genes previously reported to be amplified in breast cancer
NRAS 1p13.2 8/27 (30) 2/4 (50) 5/19 (26)
FGFR1 8p11.2-p11.1 5/25 (20) 1/4 (25) 3/17 (18)
MYC 8q24.12-q24.3 18/27 (67) 11/13 (85) 5/10 (50)
HRAS 11p15.5 8/28 (29) 3/5 (60) 2/19 (11)
CCND1 11q13 8/28 (29) 6/9 (67) 1/15 (7)
FGF4/FGF3 11q13 7/28 (25) 6/9 (67) 0/15 (0)
EMS1 11q13 10/28 (36) 6/9 (67) 1/15 (7)
GARP 11q13.5-q14 9/28 (32) 5/8 (63) 2/16 (13)
MDM2 12q14.3-q15 6/27 (22) 2/3 (67) 2/20 (10)
AKT1 14q32.3 11/28 (39) 5/7 (71) 2/17 (12)
TOP2A 17q21-q22 6/28 (21) 1/6 (17) 3/18 (17)
ERBB2 17q21.2 11/28 (39) 4/6 (67) 4/18 (22)
AIB1 20q12 10/28 (36) 8/17 (47) 2/7 (29)
STK15 20q13 12/27 (44) 10/17 (59) 2/6 (33)
CSE1L 20q13 14/26 (54) 8/15 (53) 3/7 (43)
MYBL2 20q13.1 9/28 (32) 5/17 (29) 4/7 (57)
PTPN1 20q13.1-q13.2 14/28 (50) 11/17 (65) 2/7 (29)
ZNF217 20q13.2 11/28 (39) 9/17 (53) 2/7 (29)
B. Genes suspected to be amplified in breast cancer
MYCN 2p24.1 6/28 (21) 1/4 (25) 3/20 (15)
RAF1 3p25 7/27 (26) 3/4 (75) 2/18 (11)
MYB 6q22 7/23 (30) no amp. 6/19 (32)
EGFR 7p12.3-p12.1 7/28 (25) 3/6 (50) 3/18 (17)
PGY1 7q21.1 8/28 (29) 4/7 (57) 3/17 (18)
MOS 8q11 6/27 (22) 2/5 (40) 4/18 (22)
KRAS2 12p12.1 10/27 (37) 3/5 (60) 7/22 (32)
IGFR1 15q25-q26 6/28 (21) 3/7 (43) 2/17 (12)
FES 15q26.1 7/28 (25) 1/6 (17) 3/18 (17)
RPS6KB1 17q23 13/28 (46) 6/8 (75) 5/16 (31)
JUNB 19p13.2 6/24 (25) 3/4 (75) 1/16 (6)
PDGFB 22q12.3-q13.1 8/28 (29) 5/5 (100) 2/19 (11)
AR Xq11-q12 5/23 (22) 3/3 (100) 2/16 (13)
C. Novel genes amplified in breast cancer
FGR 1p36.2-p36.1 6/22 (27) 2/6 (33) 3/13 (23)
LAMC2 1q25-q31 9/28 (32) 4/6 (67) 3/18 (17)
TERC 3q26.3 7/24 (29) 2/4 (50) 5/17 (29)
PDGFRA 4q12 6/28 (21) no amp. 4/24 (17)
MET 7q31 7/25 (28) 3/4 (75) 4/18 (22)
GLI 12q13.2-q13.3 6/28 (21) 1/5 (20) 2/19 (11)
INSR 19p13.2 8/25 (32) 3/4 (75) 3/17 (18)
CCNE1 19q13.1 6/28 (21) 3/12 (25) 2/12 (17)

*a; Number of cancers with copy number gains per total samples tested (in 28 samples).

b; Fraction of amplicons detected by CGH in which a specific oncogene amplification was identified by array CGH (in a total of 24 cases).

c; Fraction of cancers (in 24 cases) without a specific chromosomal band amplicon by classical CGH in which array CGH detected oncogene amplification.

no amp.; no amplification was detected by metaphase CGH.