Gene sequences coding for S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase are present on human chromosome 6 and the X and are not amplified in colon neoplasia.

Abstract	Sequences for human S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, an enzyme involved in polyamine biosynthesis, which is elevated in tumors, have been localized on chromosome 6 and the X.
Authors	D M Radford, R Eddy, L Haley, W M Henry, A E Pegg, A Pajunen, T B Shows
Journal	Cytogenetics and cell genetics (Cytogenet Cell Genet) Vol. 49 Issue 4 Pg. 285-8 ( 1988) ISSN: 0301-0171 [Print] Switzerland
PMID	3266848 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References	DNA Probes CTGCAG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific Carboxy-Lyases Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
Topics	Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase (genetics) Animals Carboxy-Lyases (genetics) Chromosome Mapping Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 Colonic Neoplasms (enzymology, genetics) Colonic Polyps (enzymology, genetics) DNA Probes Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific Gene Amplification Humans Hybrid Cells Mice Nucleic Acid Hybridization Polymorphism, Genetic X Chromosome

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