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. 1986 Feb;83(4):1031–1035. doi: 10.1073/pnas.83.4.1031

Amplification units containing human N-myc and c-myc genes.

K W Kinzler, B A Zehnbauer, G M Brodeur, R C Seeger, J M Trent, P S Meltzer, B Vogelstein
PMCID: PMC323004  PMID: 3006024

Abstract

The amplification units in human tumors containing amplified myc genes were examined. The amplification unit in all cases consisted of a large genomic region coamplified with the coding region of the myc genes themselves. In eight independent neuroblastomas containing N-myc amplifications, the amplification unit was estimated to be 290 to 430 kilobases. This amplification unit was highly conserved among the different neuroblastomas, with some neuroblastomas containing almost identical units. In contrast, five tumor cell lines containing c-myc amplifications exhibited amplification units that were more variable in size (90 to 300 kilobases) and sequence content; at least three different patterns of c-myc amplification units could be discerned.

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