| Literature DB >> 19351821 |
Philip D Anderson1, Man-Yee Lam, Christophe Poirier, Colin E Bishop, Joseph H Nadeau.
Abstract
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are sex limited, occurring only in males with a Y chromosome. Recently, the gr/gr deletion on the human Y chromosome was associated with increased risk of TGCTs. In addition, the presence of Y chromosome sequences is associated with TGCTs in cases of gonadal dysgenesis. TGCTs in strain 129 males recapitulate many aspects of testicular cancer in human infants and can be used to evaluate the role of the Y chromosome in TGCT risk. We used chromosome substitution strains and a sex-reversing mutant to test the role of the Y chromosome on TGCT susceptibility. Our results show that a Y-linked gene that does not differ among the tested strains is essential for tumorigenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19351821 PMCID: PMC3375048 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-4881
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Res ISSN: 0008-5472 Impact factor: 12.701