| Literature DB >> 25681467 |
Izabela Baryła1, Ewa Styczeń-Binkowska1, Andrzej K Bednarek2.
Abstract
WWOX gene is located in FRA16D, the highly affected chromosomal fragile site. Its tumor suppressor activity has been proposed on a basis of numerous genomic alterations reported in chromosome 16q23.3-24.1 locus. WWOX is affected in many cancers, showing as high as 80% loss of heterozygosity in breast tumors. Unlike most tumor suppressors impairing of both alleles of WWOX is very rare. Despite cellular and animal models information on a WWOX role in cancer tissue is limited and sometimes confusing. This review summarizes information on WWOX in human tumors.Entities:
Keywords: WWOX; cancer; tumor suppressor gene
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25681467 PMCID: PMC4935223 DOI: 10.1177/1535370214561953
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Biol Med (Maywood) ISSN: 1535-3699