Atkin N B, Fox M F, Baker M C, Jackson Z
Department of Cancer Research, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK.
Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1993 Apr;6(4):218-21. doi: 10.1002/gcc.2870060405.
A chromosome 12-derived marker was seen in each of 3 testicular germ cell tumors that lacked the i(12p). An interesting feature of 2 of the markers was that the major part, including the centromere, of an acrocentric (a #13 and #14, respectively) was translocated onto 12p, resulting in a dicentric. In the third tumor, 13q (translocated onto 12q) was again probably involved in the rearrangement. The findings support the view that the amplification of genes on 12p represents a significant step in the development of germ cell tumors.