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CDKN2D-WDFY2 is a cancer-specific fusion gene recurrent in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Kannan Kalpana, Coarfa Cristian, Rajapakshe Kimal, Hawkins Shannon M, Matzuk Martin M, Milosavljevic Aleksandar, Yen Laising
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. Almost 70% of ovarian cancer deaths are due to the high-grade serous subtype, which is typically detected only after it has metastasized. Characterization of high-grade serous cancer is further complicated by the significant heterogeneity and genome instability displayed by this cancer. Other than mutations in TP53, which is common to many...
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