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Epigenetic and genetic alterations in duodenal carcinomas are distinct from biliary and ampullary carcinomas.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2003
Kim Sang Geol, Chan Annie On-On, Wu Tsung-Teh, Issa Jean-Pierre J, Hamilton Stanley R, Rashid Asif
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Carcinomas of the extrahepatic bile ducts, ampulla of Vater, and duodenum are uncommon, and their epigenetic and genetic alterations are not well characterized. METHODS: We therefore compared the methylation profile and genetic alterations in 18 extrahepatic biliary, 9 ampullary, and 12 duodenal carcinomas. We evaluated methylation at p16, p14, and human Mut L homologue (hMLH1) by methylation-...
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