Article
Landscape of genomic alterations in cervical carcinomas.
Nature - 20 Feb 2014
Ojesina Akinyemi I, Lichtenstein Lee, Freeman Samuel S, Pedamallu Chandra Sekhar, Imaz-Rosshandler Ivan, Pugh Trevor J, Cherniack Andrew D, Ambrogio Lauren, Cibulskis Kristian, Bertelsen Bjørn, Romero-Cordoba Sandra, Treviño Victor, Vazquez-Santillan Karla, Guadarrama Alberto Salido, Wright Alexi A, Rosenberg Mara W, Duke Fujiko, Kaplan Bethany, Wang Rui, Nickerson Elizabeth, Walline Heather M, Lawrence Michael S, Stewart Chip, Carter Scott L, McKenna Aaron, Rodriguez-Sanchez Iram P, Espinosa-Castilla Magali, Woie Kathrine, Bjorge Line, Wik Elisabeth, Halle Mari K, Hoivik Erling A, Krakstad Camilla, Gabiño Nayeli Belem, Gómez-Macías Gabriela Sofia, Valdez-Chapa Lezmes D, Garza-Rodríguez María Lourdes, Maytorena German, Vazquez Jorge, Rodea Carlos, Cravioto Adrian, Cortes Maria L, Greulich Heidi, Crum Christopher P, Neuberg Donna S, Hidalgo-Miranda Alfredo, Escareno Claudia Rangel, Akslen Lars A, Carey Thomas E, Vintermyr Olav K, Gabriel Stacey B, Barrera-Saldaña Hugo A, Melendez-Zajgla Jorge, Getz Gad, Salvesen Helga B, Meyerson Matthew
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer is responsible for 10-15% of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. The aetiological role of infection with high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPVs) in cervical carcinomas is well established. Previous studies have also implicated somatic mutations in PIK3CA, PTEN, TP53, STK11 and KRAS as well as several copy-number alterations in the pathogenesis of cervical carcinomas. Here we report...
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