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Comparison of epigenetic and genetic alterations in mucinous cystic neoplasm and serous microcystic adenoma of pancreas.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Nov 2003
Kim Sang Geol, Wu Tsung-Teh, Lee Jae Hyuk, Yun Young Kook, Issa Jean-Pierre, Hamilton Stanley R, Rashid Asif
Abstract excerpt
Mucinous cystic neoplasms and serous microcystic adenomas account for the majority of cystic tumors of pancreas. Mucinous cystic neoplasms and serous microcystic adenomas have different frequencies of progression to malignancy. The genetic and epigenetic alterations of these tumors have not been studied in detail. In this study, we compared methylation status of p16, p14, VHL, and ppENK genes by...
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