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BRAF mutations in pediatric metanephric tumors.
Human pathology - 1 Aug 2015
Chami Rose, Yin Minzhi, Marrano Paula, Teerapakpinyo Chinachote, Shuangshoti Shanop, Thorner Paul Scott
Abstract excerpt
Metanephric neoplasms of the kidney are uncommon, and some cases are associated with papillary carcinoma. Most cases of metanephric adenoma occur in adults, with fewer than 25 cases reported in children, and metanephric adenofibroma is even less common. The few metanephric tumors studied at the genetic level have not shown the gains of chromosomes 7 and 17 commonly seen in renal cell carcinoma, suggesting that...
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