Abstract: |
RNA helicase A is the homolog of the Drosophila maleless protein, an essential factor involved in dosage compensation, and plays a crucial role in early development in mammals. Here, we have mapped the human RNA helicase A (DDX9) gene to the major susceptibility locus for prostate cancer at chromosome band 1q25, and its pseudogene (DDX9P) to the band 13q22 by fluorescence in situ hybridization, somatic cell hybrid analysis, and assignment of YAC clones, respectively. |
Keywords: |
polymerase chain reaction; mammalia; animals; in situ hybridization, fluorescence; cancer susceptibility; neoplasm proteins; gene locus; drosophila; prostate cancer; prostatic neoplasms; dead-box rna helicases; gene mapping; amino acid sequence; molecular sequence data; sequence homology, amino acid; autoantigens; base sequence; dna primers; gene dosage; chromosomes, human, pair 1; rna helicase; rna helicases; chromosome 1q; chromosomal localization; chromosome mapping; genes, insect; chromosome 13q; pseudogene; chromosomes, human, pair 13; pseudogenes; hybrid cells; humans; male; priority journal; article
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