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DICER1 mutations in a patient with an ovarian Sertoli-Leydig tumor, well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung, and familial multinodular goiter.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Wu Yingchen, Chen Dongmei, Li Yangzhi, Bian Lijuan, Ma Tingting, Xie Meiqing
Abstract excerpt
DICER1 syndrome, a recently described tumor-predisposition syndrome, often involves multiple organs and is characterized by pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), cystic nephroma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig tumors, familial multinodular goiter, etc. Germline DICER1 mutations have been identified in individuals with a variety of malignant conditions. However, in a review of the reported DICER1 syndrome cases that feature an...
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