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Molecular genetics of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery - 1 Jan 2007
Feldmann Georg, Beaty Robert, Hruban Ralph H, Maitra Anirban
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that noninvasive precursor lesions, classified as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), can progress to invasive pancreatic cancer. This review will discuss the major genetic alterations in PanIN lesions. METHODS: A comprehensive review of the literature was performed in order to find studies on the molecular profile of human PanIN lesions. In addition, recent...
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