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DAXX/ATRX, MEN1, and mTOR pathway genes are frequently altered in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Mar 2011
Jiao Yuchen, Shi Chanjuan, Edil Barish H, de Wilde Roeland F, Klimstra David S, Maitra Anirban, Schulick Richard D, Tang Laura H, Wolfgang Christopher L, Choti Michael A, Velculescu Victor E, Diaz Luis A, Vogelstein Bert, Kinzler Kenneth W, Hruban Ralph H, Papadopoulos Nickolas
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are a rare but clinically important form of pancreatic neoplasia. To explore the genetic basis of PanNETs, we determined the exomic sequences of 10 nonfamilial PanNETs and then screened the most commonly mutated genes in 58 additional PanNETs. The most frequently mutated genes specify proteins implicated in chromatin remodeling: 44% of the tumors had somatic inactivating...
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