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INK4/ARF germline alterations in pancreatic cancer patients.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jan 2004
Ghiorzo P, Pastorino L, Bonelli L, Cusano R, Nicora A, Zupo S, Queirolo P, Sertoli M, Pugliese V, Bianchi-Scarrà G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Roughly 40% of germinal mutations in melanoma families (MF) affect p16(INK4a) and p14(ARF). We investigated the association between INK4/ARF alterations and the occurrence of pancreatic cancer in MF and in sporadic pancreatic cancer (SPC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-nine MF, 66 SPC cases and 54 controls were enrolled. The INK4/ARF locus was screened. RESULTS: As compared with the general...
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