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SMAD4 Immunohistochemistry Reflects Genetic Status in Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
4 Aug 2010
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) can be caused by a germline defect of the SMAD4 gene. Somatic inactivation of SMAD4 occurs in pancreatic and colorectal cancers and is reflected by loss of SMAD4 immunohistochemistry. Here, SMAD4 immunohistochemistry as a marker of SMAD4 gene status and the role of SMAD4 in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence in neoplastic progression in JPS are studied. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:...
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