Human transcobalamin II (TC2), a vitamin B12 binding serum protein, is synthesized and secreted into the medium by cells growing in vitro. Mouse-man somatic cell hybrids were analyzed in order to map the locus of TC2. The presence of human TC2 in the culture media was correlated with the results of genetic marker and chromosome analysis of the hybrid cells. Chromosome 22 showed 100% concordancy. However, chromosome 6 (90% concordancy) and chromosome 7 (96% concordancy) were not completely excluded. Meningioma cells obtained from patients heterozygous for TC2 showed a concomitant loss of one chromosome 22 and one of the TC2 alleles, strongly supporting the assignment to chromosome 22.
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