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HRPT2 gene alterations in ossifying fibroma of the jaws.
Oral oncology - 1 Aug 2006
Pimenta Flávio Juliano, Gontijo Silveira Letícia Ferreira, Tavares Gabriela Cordeiro, Silva Andreza Campos, Perdigão Paolla Freitas, Castro Wagner Henriques, Gomez Marcus Vinícius, Teh Bin Tean, De Marco Luiz, Gomez Ricardo Santiago
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Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a benign neoplasm related to bone characterized by a progressive enlargement of the affected jaw. Recently, the candidate tumor suppressor gene HRPT2 was identified and alterations in this gene were related with the Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome that is characte...
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