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Somatic mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau disease gene in renal carcinomas occurring in patients with long-term dialysis.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jul 2007
Inoue Hitoshi, Nonomura Norio, Kojima Yasuyuki, Shiba Masahiro, Oka Daizo, Arai Yasuyuki, Nakayama Masashi, Takayama Hitoshi, Nishimura Kazuo, Mori Hiroshi, Okuyama Akihiko
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BACKGROUND: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) frequently occurs in patients with long-term dialysis. Long-term dialysis causes distinctive pathological changes in the kidney, which is known as acquired cystic disease of the kidney (ACDK). It is of great interest to know whether RCCs occurring in the dia...
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