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Prognostic value of CTNNB1 gene mutation in primary sporadic aggressive fibromatosis.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 May 2015
van Broekhoven Danique L M, Verhoef Cornelis, Grünhagen Dirk J, van Gorp Joost M H H, den Bakker Michael A, Hinrichs John W J, de Voijs Carmen M A, van Dalen Thijs
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BACKGROUND: Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) comprises tumors with a varying biological behavior. Genetic tumor characteristics may be predictive of recurrence; hence, the prognostic value of three specific mutations on the CTNNB1 gene was evaluated in relation to known clinicopathologic risk factors in patients with primary, sporadic AF. METHODS: In a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of patients with...
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