Aberration of FHIT Gene is Associated with Increased Tumor Proliferation and Decreased Apoptosis—Clinical Evidence in Lung and Head and Neck Carcinomas

Table 3 LOH of FHIT allele in lung tumors and HNSCC.

Cancer Type	No. of Cases	LOH at D3S1300	LOH at D3S4103
Lung adenocarcinoma	5	5/5	4/5
Lung squamous cell	10	10/10	10/10
Lung adenosquamous	6	2/6	3/6
Lung large cell	7	4/7	5/7
Total	28	21/28	22/28
HNSCC—tongue	10	9/10	9/10
HNSCC—tonsil	7	7/7	6/7
HNSCC—alveolar ridge	4	2/4	2/4
HNSCC—retromolar	2	2/2	1/2
Total	23	20/23	18/23

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