Mef Nilbert

TL;DR: The APC gene was identified in a contig initiated from the MCC gene and was found to encode an unusually large protein, and these two closely spaced genes encode proteins predicted to contain coiled-coil regions, which were also expressed in a wide variety of tissues.

TL;DR: The data suggest that more than one gene on chromosome 5q21 may contribute to colorectal neoplasia, and that mutations of the APC gene can cause both FAP and GS.

TL;DR: A gene, MCC, which encodes an 829-amino acid protein with a short region of similarity to the G protein-coupled m3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor is identified and is a candidate for the putative colorectal tumor suppressor gene located at chromosome region 5q21.

TL;DR: Meta-analysis suggests that mutations in KRAS exons 3 and 4, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA and non-functional PTEN predict resistance to anti-EGFR therapies and demonstrates that biomarker analysis beyond KRas exon 2 should be implemented for prediction of clinical benefit from anti- EGFR antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer.

TL;DR: Karyotypic similarities exist also between leiomyoma and pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary gland, which includes a subset of tumors with anomalies of 12q13‐15, and with myxoid liposarcoma, which has t(12;16)(q13;p11) as a tumor‐specific rearrangement.