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Genetics of adenocarcinomas of the small intestine: frequent deletions at chromosome 18q and mutations of the SMAD4 gene.
Oncogene - 3 Jan 2002
Bläker Hendrik, von Herbay Axel, Penzel Roland, Gross Stefanie, Otto Herwart F
Abstract excerpt
The small intestinal mucosa makes up about 90% of the total surface of the gastrointestinal tract. However, adenocarcinomas arise rarely in this location. To elucidate genetic alterations underlying tumour development in the small intestine we investigated 17 sporadic adenocarcinomas. By comparative genomic hybridization recurrent gains of chromosomal material were found at chromosomes 7, 8, 13q, and 20 (5/17,...
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