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3p21, 5q21, 9p21 and 17p13 allelic deletions accumulate in the dysplastic spectrum of laryngeal carcinogenesis and precede malignant transformation.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Oct 2003
Sanz-Ortega J, Valor C, Saez M C, Ortega L, Sierra E, Poch J, Hernández S, Sanz-Esponera J
Abstract excerpt
A tissue field of somatic genetic alterations precede the histopathological phenotypic changes of carcinoma. Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH) at the sites of known or putative tumor suppressor genes is a common genetic abnormality detected in precancerous conditions. These genomic changes could be of potential use in the diagnosis and prognosis of pre-malignant laryngeal lesions. Recently the concept of laryngeal...
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