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Duct changes and K-ras mutations in the disease-free pancreas: analysis of type, age relation and spatial distribution.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Nov 1999
Lüttges J, Reinecke-Lüthge A, Möllmann B, Menke M A, Clemens A, Klimpfinger M, Sipos B, Klöppel G
Abstract excerpt
Recent molecular studies have suggested that hyperplastic duct lesions of the pancreas are potential precursors of pancreatic ductal carcinoma. This study examines the type, distribution, age-related incidence and K-ras codon 12 mutation rate of duct lesions in the normal pancreas. Postmortem pancreases from 140 patients were screened for the presence of mucinous cell hypertrophy (MHT), ductal papillary...
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