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Genetic alterations on 3p, 11q13, and 18q in nonfamilial and MEN 1-associated pancreatic endocrine tumors
1 Nov 1999
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic endocrine tumors occur sporadically and as part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) and von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndromes. The MEN1 locus on 11q13 and a candidate tumor suppressor locus on 3p are known to be hemi- or homozygously mutated in a subset of these tumors. Chromosome arm 18q harbors the SMAD4/DPC4 tumor suppressor gene that is frequently deleted and inactivated in tumors of the...
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