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Mixed Epithelial and Stromal Tumor of the Kidney: Mutation Analysis of the DICER 1 Gene in 29 Cases.
Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM - 1 Feb 2017
Vanecek Tomas, Pivovarcikova Kristyna, Pitra Tomas, Peckova Kvetoslava, Rotterova Pavla, Daum Ondrej, Davidson Whitney, Montiel Delia Perez, Kalusova Kristyna, Hora Milan, Ondic Ondrej, Dubova Magdalena, Michal Michal, Hes Ondrej
Abstract excerpt
Cystic nephroma (CN) and mixed epithelial stromal tumor (MEST) of the kidney have been considered as synonymous terms describing a single nosologic entity in adult patients. Cystic nephroma in pediatric patients (PCN) is, apparently, a completely different nosologic entity. Although the presence of DICER 1 mutations is well established in PCN, nothing is currently known about the DICER 1 gene status in adult...
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