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The specificity of the FOXL2 c.402C>G somatic mutation: a survey of solid tumors.
PloS one - 24 Nov 2009
Schrader Kasmintan A, Gorbatcheva Bella, Senz Janine, Heravi-Moussavi Alireza, Melnyk Nataliya, Salamanca Clara, Maines-Bandiera Sarah, Cooke Susanna L, Leung Peter, Brenton James D, Gilks C Blake, Monahan John, Huntsman David G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A somatic mutation in the FOXL2 gene is reported to be present in almost all (97%; 86/89) morphologically defined, adult-type, granulosa-cell tumors (A-GCTs). This FOXL2 c.402C>G mutation changes a highly conserved cysteine residue to a tryptophan (p.C134W). It was also found in a min...
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