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RNF43 is a tumour suppressor gene mutated in mucinous tumours of the ovary.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2013
Ryland Georgina L, Hunter Sally M, Doyle Maria A, Rowley Simone M, Christie Michael, Allan Prue E, Bowtell David D L, Gorringe Kylie L, Campbell Ian G
Abstract excerpt
Mucinous carcinomas represent a distinct morphological subtype which can arise from several organ sites, including the ovary, and their genetic characteristics are largely under-described. Exome sequencing of 12 primary mucinous ovarian tumours identified RNF43 as the most frequently somatically mutated novel gene, secondary to KRAS and mutated at a frequency equal to that of TP53 and BRAF. Further screening of...
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