| Literature DB >> 20601954 |
Gorica Nikoloski1, Saskia M C Langemeijer, Roland P Kuiper, Ruth Knops, Marion Massop, Evelyn R L T M Tönnissen, Adrian van der Heijden, Theresia N Scheele, Peter Vandenberghe, Theo de Witte, Bert A van der Reijden, Joop H Jansen.
Abstract
In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), deletions of chromosome 7 or 7q are common and correlate with a poor prognosis. The relevant genes on chromosome 7 are unknown. We report here that EZH2, located at 7q36.1, is frequently targeted in MDS. Analysis of EZH2 deletions, missense and frameshift mutations strongly suggests that EZH2 is a tumor suppressor. As EZH2 functions as a histone methyltransferase, abnormal histone modification may contribute to epigenetic deregulation in MDS.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20601954 DOI: 10.1038/ng.620
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330