Genetic and Functional Studies Implicate <i>HIF1</i> α as a 14q Kidney Cancer Suppressor Gene

Chuan Shen, Rameen Beroukhim, Steven E. Schumacher, Jing Zhou, Michelle Chang, Sabina Signoretti, William G. Kaelin

Cancer Discovery · 2011 · 409 citations · 49 references

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Abstract

Deletion of 14q is a frequent event in clear cell renal carcinoma and portends a poor prognosis. In this study, we provide genetic and functional evidence that HIF1α is a target of 14q loss in kidney cancer.

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