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Impaired gastric gland differentiation in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
The American journal of pathology - 1 May 2010
Udd Lina, Katajisto Pekka, Kyyrönen Marika, Ristimäki Ari P, Mäkelä Tomi P
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps in the Peutz-Jeghers cancer predisposition syndrome and its mouse model (Lkb1(+/-)) are presumed to contain all cell types native to the site of their occurrence. This study aimed to explore the pathogenesis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome polyposis by characterizing cell types and differentiation of the epithelium of gastric polyps and predisposed mucosa. Both antral and fundic...
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