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KRAS mutation and microsatellite instability in endometrial adenocarcinomas showing MELF-type myometrial invasion.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jul 2010
Stewart C J R, Amanuel B, Grieu F, Carrello A, Iacopetta B
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BACKGROUND: Some uterine endometrioid adenocarcinomas exhibit a distinctive morphological phenotype characterised by the formation of microcystic, elongated and fragmented (MELF) glands. Immunohistochemical studies have suggested that MELF-type changes represent an epithelial-mesenchymal transition which has been associated with KRAS activation in various tumours. AIMS: To investigate the molecular...
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