FRA11F
CFS
Common fragile sites (CFS) are nonstaining gaps or breaks in chromosomes that are expressed under conditions inducing replicative stress. CFS have been suggested to play a role in epithelial cancers by their association with loss of heterozygosity, loss of gene expression, and/or gene amplification in the form of homogeneously staining regions (hsrs).
Pathology
In oral squamous-cell carcinomas (OSCC), amplification of chromosomal band 11q13 occurs in the form of an hsr. CFS flanking 11q13 may be susceptible to breakage induced by tobacco or other carcinogens and/or human papillomavirus, promoting formation of the 11q13 amplicon. Gene amplification involving chromosomal band 11q13 in OSCC may be initiated by breakage at FRA11F. (17099871)
References
Reshmi SC, Huang X, Schoppy DW, Black RC, Saunders WS, Smith DI, Gollin SM. Relationship between FRA11F and 11q13 gene amplification in oral cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2007 Feb;46(2):143-54. PMID: 17099871