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Recurrent SMARCA4 mutations in small cell carcinoma of the ovary.
Nature genetics - 1 May 2014
Jelinic Petar, Mueller Jennifer J, Olvera Narciso, Dao Fanny, Scott Sasinya N, Shah Ronak, Gao JianJiong, Schultz Nikolaus, Gonen Mithat, Soslow Robert A, Berger Michael F, Levine Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a rare, highly aggressive form of ovarian cancer primarily diagnosed in young women. We identified inactivating biallelic SMARCA4 mutations in 100% of the 12 SCCOHT tumors examined. Protein studies confirmed loss of SMARCA4 expression, suggesting a key role for the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex in SCCOHT.
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