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Identification of KIT activating mutations in paediatric solitary mastocytoma.
Histopathology - 1 Jan 2014
Ma Deqin, Stence Aaron A, Bossler Aaron B, Hackman Jason R, Bellizzi Andrew M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Mastocytosis is an abnormal mast cell proliferation involving one or more organs, in particular the skin and bone marrow. In children, disease is usually limited to the skin, with three distinct clinical presentations: urticaria pigmentosa, diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis and solitary mastocytoma. Although the KIT D816V mutation is typically found in adult-onset mastocytosis, it is less commonly seen in...
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