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A clearer view of the molecular complexity of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Annual review of pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Frew Ian J, Moch Holger
Abstract excerpt
The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene is mutated as an early event in almost all cases of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most frequent form of kidney cancer. In this review we discuss recent advances in understanding how dysregulation of the many hypoxia-inducible factor α-dependent and -independent functions of the VHL tumor suppressor protein (pVHL) can contribute to tumor initiation...
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