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Molecular evidence supporting the neoplastic nature of odontogenic keratocyst: a laser capture microdissection study of 15 cases.
Histopathology - 1 Dec 2005
Henley J, Summerlin D-J, Tomich C, Zhang S, Cheng L
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AIMS: The bland histology of odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) belies its capacity for aggressive behaviour. Genetic alterations of OKC have not been well studied. We examined the frequency and pattern of allelic imbalance on five different chromosome regions from 15 patients with OKC. METHODS AND RESULTS: Laser-assisted microdissection was performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. Polymerase chain...
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