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The activating TERT promoter mutation C228T is recurrent in subsets of adrenal tumors.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Jun 2014
Liu Tiantian, Brown Taylor C, Juhlin C Christofer, Andreasson Adam, Wang Na, Bäckdahl Martin, Healy James M, Prasad Manju L, Korah Reju, Carling Tobias, Xu Dawei, Larsson Catharina
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The telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT) encodes the reverse transcriptase component of the telomerase complex, which is essential for telomere stabilization and cell immortalization. Recent studies have demonstrated a transcriptional activation role for the TERT promoter mutations C228T and C250T in many human cancers, as well as a role in aggressive disease with potential clinical applications. Although...
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