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The FOXL2 mutation (c.402C>G) in adult-type ovarian granulosa cell tumors of three Japanese patients: clinical report and review of the literature.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Dec 2013
Takahashi Akimasa, Kimura Fuminori, Yamanaka Akiyoshi, Takebayashi Akie, Kita Nobuyuki, Takahashi Kentaro, Murakami Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Adult-type granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) is a rare class of malignant ovarian tumor with unique features, characterized by slow growth, late recurrence, relatively good prognosis and unified cause in almost all patients. The forkhead box L2 (FOXL2) gene encodes an essential transcription factor in the ovary. FOXL2 is important in female sex determination, follicle recruitment, and granulosa cell development. About...
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