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A specific recurrent chromosomal break region (2q24 - 2q32) in human gliomas

Silvia Regina Rogatto^I; Cacilda Casartelli^II

^IDepartamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86100 Londrina, PR
^IIDepartamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. Send correspondence to C.C.

ABSTRACT

Twelve human primary gliomas were cytogenetically studied and six of them presented a specific recurrent chromosome break region (2q24 - 2q32) never described before in any neoplasias

Keywords: chromosomal; break region; human; gliomas.

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