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Methylation of the p16INK4A promoter is associated with malignant behavior in abdominal extra-adrenal paragangliomas but not pheochromocytomas.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Jun 2008
Kiss N B, Geli J, Lundberg F, Avci C, Velazquez-Fernandez D, Hashemi J, Weber G, Höög A, Ekström T J, Bäckdahl M, Larsson C
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Pheochromocytomas and abdominal extra-adrenal paragangliomas are related to endocrine tumors of the sympathetic nervous system. Studies in animal models have shown that inactivation of the products of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) gene locus, p16INK4A and p14ARF, promotes the...
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