Deletion of 3p13-14 locus spanning FOXP1 to SHQ1 cooperates with PTEN loss in prostate oncogenesis

oleh: Haley Hieronymus, Phillip J. Iaquinta, John Wongvipat, Anuradha Gopalan, Rajmohan Murali, Ninghui Mao, Brett S. Carver, Charles L. Sawyers

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-10-01

Deskripsi

Although the locus at 3p13-14 is commonly deleted in prostate cancer, the identity of the potential driver genes is still unclear. Here, the authors, using a PTEN loss-driven prostate cancer mouse model, show that a multigenic FOXP1-SHQ1 deletion is a driver event with prognostic value.