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After a mutant allele of Pten was crossed into Wnt-1 TG mice, we found that ductal carcinomas appeared earlier than either alteration alone and that LOH at the Pten locus occurred in the majority of these tumors, suggesting a selective growth advantage in cells that lack Pten functions.
We previously demonstrated that Alu -containing TAR cloning vectors that lack ARS elements are efficient for selective isolation of human DNA from human-rodent monochromosomal hybrid cell lines [ 27 ] . Our new counter-selectable system allows construction of representative chromosome-specific libraries.
Surgery on the primary tumour often modifies lymphatic drainage, so sentinel node biopsy is useful when primary tumour and neck are operated at the same time [ 15 ] . If the treatment decision has to be based on the present sensitivity and specificity of clinical examination, then a minimum selective neck dissection should be carried out for all node negative necks where primary is being treated by surgery as primary modality.
These animals have muscle cell abnormalities, severe postural anomalies, selective muscle degeneration, and shorter life spans compared to normal controls [ 23 ] .
In contrast, TBP and TAF II 135 are readily detected in extracts made from differentiated cells treated with MG132, ALLN, and the proteasome-specific inhibitor lactacystin (our unpublished data) showing that their disappearance is due to selective proteolysis.