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Distinctive expression patterns of glycoprotein non-metastatic B and folliculin in renal tumors in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2015
Furuya Mitsuko, Hong Seung-Beom, Tanaka Reiko, Kuroda Naoto, Nagashima Yoji, Nagahama Kiyotaka, Suyama Takahito, Yao Masahiro, Nakatani Yukio
Abstract excerpt
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is an inherited disorder associated with a germline mutation of the folliculin gene (FLCN). The affected families have a high risk for developing multiple renal cell carcinomas (RCC). Diagnostic markers that distinguish between FLCN-related RCC and sporadic RCC have not been investigated, and many patients with undiagnosed BHD fail to receive proper medical care. We investigated the...
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