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Tumor-Suppressing Pathways in Cystic Pancreatic Tumors
1 Jan 2003
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Serous and mucinous cystic pancreatic tumors have different clinical behavior. We evaluated whether they also have genotypic differences by analyses of the tumor suppressor genes, p16INK4a, p53, and DPC4. METHODOLOGY: Seven serous cystadenomas (SCA) and seven malignant mucinous cystadenocarcinomas (MCC) were analyzed for alterations in the tumor suppressor genes p16INK4a, p53, and DPC4 by...
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