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A survey of DICER1 hotspot mutations in ovarian and testicular sex cord-stromal tumors.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Dec 2015
Conlon Niamh, Schultheis Anne M, Piscuoglio Salvatore, Silva Annacarolina, Guerra Esther, Tornos Carmen, Reuter Victor E, Soslow Robert A, Young Robert H, Oliva Esther, Weigelt Britta
Abstract excerpt
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors are characterized by the presence of somatic DICER1 hotspot mutations. In this study, we sought to define the association between DICER1 hotspot mutations and different morphologic subtypes of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors. Furthermore, we aimed to assess whether DICER1 hotspot mutations occur in other ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors, testicular sex cord-stromal tumors, or other...
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