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Activating Gs a mutation rarely occurs in musculoskeletal tumors other than fibrous dysplasia.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Gu Wenguang, Ogose Akira, Matsuba Atsushi, Kawashima Hiroyuki, Hotta Tetsuo, Kudo Naoko, Hoshino Makiko, Kondo Naoki, Mera Hisashi, Endo Naoto
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BACKGROUND: Activating Gs a mutations have been identified in most instances of fibrous dysplasia (FD). This mutation leads to consistently elevated intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, with various biological consequences. The development of secondary sarcoma in FD is a rare but well-established phenomenon. This finding raised the possibility that a common gene mutation exists in these...
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