Ras gene mutations in intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas. Analysis in five cases.

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19910201)67:3<634::aid-cncr2820670318>3.0.co;2-7

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Ras gene mutations in intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas. Analysis in five cases.

Cancer - 1 Feb 1991

Tada M, Omata M, Ohto M

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Five intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas were analyzed for the presence of the Ras gene mutations. Three (60%) of the five neoplasms showed point mutations at K-ras codon 12. This incidence of the mutations was rather low compared with that found with ordinary pancreatic adenocarcinom...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma, Papillary
Adult
Aged
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Female
Genes, ras
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Pancreatic Neoplasms

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