"Loss of Heterozygosity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The loss of one allele at a specific locus, caused by a deletion mutation; or loss of a chromosome from a chromosome pair, resulting in abnormal HEMIZYGOSITY. It is detected when heterozygous markers for a locus appear monomorphic because one of the ALLELES was deleted.
| Descriptor ID |
D019656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.365.590.029.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Loss of Heterozygosity- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Heterozygosity Loss
- Allelic Loss
- Allelic Losses
- Heterozygosity, Loss of
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loss of Heterozygosity" by people in Profiles.
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Human leukocyte antigen class I alleles and cervical neoplasia: no heterozygote advantage. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Apr; 11(4):419-20.