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Succinate dehydrogenase deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) - a review.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Aug 2014
Miettinen Markku, Lasota Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
Loss of function of the succinate dehydrogenase complex characterizes a rare group of human tumors including some gastrointestinal stromal tumors, paragangliomas, renal carcinomas, and pituitary adenomas, and these can all be characterized as SDH-deficient tumors. Approximately 7.5% of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors are SDH-deficient and not driven by KIT/PDGFRA mutations, as are most other GISTs. The...
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