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Histotype-specific copy-number alterations in ovarian cancer.
BMC medical genomics - 18 Oct 2012
Huang Ruby Yunju, Chen Geng Bo, Matsumura Noriomi, Lai Hung-Cheng, Mori Seiichi, Li Jingjing, Wong Meng Kang, Konishi Ikuo, Thiery Jean-Paul, Goh Liang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epithelial ovarian cancer is characterized by multiple genomic alterations; most are passenger alterations which do not confer tumor growth. Like many cancers, it is a heterogeneous disease and can be broadly categorized into 4 main histotypes of clear cell, endometrioid, mucinous, and serous. To date, histotype-specific copy number alterations have been difficult to elucidate. The difficulty lies in...
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