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Prognostic Impact of Novel Molecular Subtypes of Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jan 2016
Karpathakis Anna, Dibra Harpreet, Pipinikas Chistodoulos, Feber Andrew, Morris Tiffany, Francis Joshua, Oukrif Dahmane, Mandair Dalvinder, Pericleous Marinos, Mohmaduvesh Mullan, Serra Stefano, Ogunbiyi Olagunju, Novelli Marco, Luong TuVinh, Asa Sylvia L, Kulke Matthew, Toumpanakis Christos, Meyer Tim, Caplin Martyn, Meyerson Matthew, Beck Stephan, Thirlwell Christina
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SINET) are the commonest malignancy of the small intestine; however, underlying pathogenic mechanisms remain poorly characterized. Whole-genome and -exome sequencing has demonstrated that SINETs are mutationally quiet, with the most frequent known mutation in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B gene (CDKN1B) occurring in only ∼8% of tumors, suggesting that...
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