Table 1

 Tumours with 6p21–p23 gain or amplification

Type of tumourNumber of tumoursTumours with gain in 6p21–p23 (%)Tumours with amplification in 6p21–p23 (%)
*This site does not currently allow the determination of the level of imbalance in a subset of breast and colon carcinomas.
Summary of genomic imbalance datasets from Progenetix (http://www.progenetix.com).
Carcinomas*
    Hepatocellular carcinoma40922.610.20
    Merkel cell carcinoma4827.102.10
    Basal cell carcinoma1640.300.00
    Ovarian serous carcinoma5628.600.00
    Transitional cell carcinoma1339.680.51
Lymphoid tumours
    Large B cell lymphoma3608.360.07
    Plasmacytoma2122.760.00
Sarcomas
    Osteosarcoma13733.193.39
    Malignant peripheral nerve sheath7023.930.00
    Leiomyosarcoma1369.981.64
Melanomas9131.780.00
Retinoblastoma13339.3610.50
Glioblastoma1084.600.90
Neuroblastoma30322.100.17
Carcinosarcoma2321.706.31