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TERT promoter mutations are frequent and show association with MED12 mutations in phyllodes tumors of the breast.
British journal of cancer - 20 Oct 2015
Yoshida Masayuki, Ogawa Reiko, Yoshida Hiroshi, Maeshima Akiko, Kanai Yae, Kinoshita Takayuki, Hiraoka Nobuyoshi, Sekine Shigeki
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BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breast, which carry the potential risk of local recurrence and metastasis. Phyllodes tumors share several histological features with fibroadenomas, and no widely accepted markers for distinguishing these lesions have been identified. METHODS: We analyzed molecular abnormalities related to telomere elongation in tumors, including TERT promoter...
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