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Morules and morule-like features associated with carcinomas in various organs: report with immunohistochemical and molecular studies.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2006
Makishi S, Kinjo T, Sawada S, Chinen K, Hirayasu T, Hamada T, Saito K, Iwamasa T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Morules have been reported in pulmonary blastoma (PB), well differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung (WDFA), and uterine endometrioid carcinoma (EC), and rarely in other carcinomas. beta Catenin gene mutation has been associated with morule formation. AIMS: To compare and clarify the cellular characteristics of morules in carcinomas in various organs and show that morules are distinct from...
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