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DNA Mismatch Repair Abnormalities in Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
24 Jul 2014
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OBJECTIVES: Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC), including its mixed variants, is a rare pancreatic malignancy. Recent reports have documented its occurrence in Lynch syndrome. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency and clinicopathologic significance of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency in ACCs in general. METHODS: Mismatch repair protein expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in a series of 36 ACC cases that...
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