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Mutation of the INI1 gene in composite rhabdoid tumor of the endometrium.
Human pathology - 1 Jun 2007
Donner Ludvik R, Wainwright Luanne M, Zhang Fan, Biegel Jaclyn A
Abstract excerpt
Composite rhabdoid tumors are typically adult tumors that contain a component of rhabdoid cells, which are characteristic of the aggressive childhood malignant rhabdoid tumor. Pediatric rhabdoid tumors are characterized by the inactivation of the hSNF5/INI1/SMARCB1 gene, with subsequent loss of expression of the protein. In contrast, only a single composite rhabdoid tumor has demonstrated involvement of the INI1...
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