Table 1

Genomic instability in 15 pterygia tested with seven microsatellite markers

Patient No/sex		Microsatellite markers
Patient No/sex		17q D17S250	17q THRA1	17q D17S855	17q D17S579	10q D10S109	11p HRM	8q MYC
1/F	H	LOH	LOH	H	H	N	H
2/M	MI	H	H	H	LOH	H	LOH
3/F	–	H	–	H	H	N	N
4/M	H	H	–	H	H	H	H
5/F	H	H	LOH	H	H	N	N
6/M	H	H	H	LOH	H	LOH	H
7/M	H	H	H	H	H	N	H
8/F	LOH	LOH	–	H	N	N	N
9/F	–	LOH	H	H	H	N	H
10/F	H	H	LOH	–	H	N	N
11/M	H	H	–	H	H	H	H
12/F	H	H	H	H	H	MI	N
13/F	LOH	LOH	LOH	H	H	H	H
14/F	H	–	H	H	–	N	H
15/M	H	H	H	–	H	N	N

H = heterozygosity; LOH = loss of heterozygosity; MI = microsatellite instability; N = non-informative; — = no data.