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CDKN2A(p16) and HRAS are frequently mutated in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Oct 2014
Trietsch Marjolijn D, Spaans Vivian M, ter Haar Natalja T, Osse Elisabeth M, Peters Alexander A W, Gaarenstroom Katja N, Fleuren Gert Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two etiologic pathways of vulvar cancer are known, a human papillomavirus (HPV)- and a TP53-associated route, respectively, but other genetic changes may also play a role. Studies on somatic mutations in vulvar cancer other than TP53 are limited in number and size. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of genetic mutations in 107 vulvar squamous cell carcinomas (VSCCs). METHODS: A total of 107...
Topics
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- Female
- Genes, p16
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
- Survival Rate
- Vulvar Neoplasms
