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SMAD4 genetic alterations predict a worse prognosis in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Pancreas - 1 May 2012
Singh Puneet, Srinivasan Radhika, Wig Jai Dev
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OBJECTIVES: The present study screened the SMAD4 gene in an Indian population of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) for the presence of homozygous deletions and mutations. The effect of these genetic alterations on Smad4 protein expression and patient survival was also evaluated. METHODS: This study was conducted on surgically resected paired normal and tumor tissue samples of 25 consecutive...
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