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Multifocal endometriotic lesions associated with cancer are clonal and carry a high mutation burden.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2015
Anglesio Michael S, Bashashati Ali, Wang Yi Kan, Senz Janine, Ha Gavin, Yang Winnie, Aniba Mohamed R, Prentice Leah M, Farahani Hossein, Li Chang Hector, Karnezis Anthony N, Marra Marco A, Yong Paul J, Hirst Martin, Gilks Blake, Shah Sohrab P, Huntsman David G
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis is a significant risk factor for clear cell and endometrioid ovarian cancers and is often found contiguous with these cancers. Using whole-genome shotgun sequencing of seven clear cell ovarian carcinomas (CCC) and targeted sequencing in synchronous endometriosis, we have investigated how this carcinoma may evolve from endometriosis. In every case we observed multiple tumour-associated somatic...
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