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Oncogenic mutations in extramammary Paget's disease and their clinical relevance.
International journal of cancer - 15 Feb 2013
Kang Zhihua, Xu Feng, Zhang Qiao-an, Wu Zhiyuan, Zhang Xinju, Xu Jinhua, Luo Yan, Guan Ming
Abstract excerpt
Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous malignant neoplasm. The genetic alterations underlying its pathogenesis have less been described. Therefore, we analyzed the possible mutations in the KRAS, HRAS, NRAS, BRAF, ARAF, RAF1, PIK3CA, AKT1, CTNNB1 and APC genes as well as methylation and expression of CDH1 in 144 EMPD cases and 42 matched normal skin tissues. A distinct mutation profile was...
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