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MED12 somatic mutations in fibroadenomas and phyllodes tumours of the breast.
Histopathology - 1 Nov 2015
Piscuoglio Salvatore, Murray Melissa, Fusco Nicola, Marchiò Caterina, Loo Florence L, Martelotto Luciano G, Schultheis Anne M, Akram Muzaffar, Weigelt Britta, Brogi Edi, Reis-Filho Jorge S
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Somatic mutations in exon 2 of the mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12) gene have been identified in 60% of breast fibroadenomas (FAs). The aim of this study was to define whether phyllodes tumours (PTs) would harbour MED12 somatic mutations in a way akin to FAs. METHODS AND RESULTS: A collection of 73 fibroepithelial tumours (including 26 FAs, 25 benign PTs, nine borderline PTs and 13 malignant PTs) from 64...
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