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Concomitant loss of SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 expression in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jan 2016
Jelinic Petar, Schlappe Brooke A, Conlon Niamh, Tseng Jill, Olvera Narciso, Dao Fanny, Mueller Jennifer J, Hussein Yaser, Soslow Robert A, Levine Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type is an aggressive tumor generally affecting young women with limited treatment options. Mutations in SMARCA4, a catalytic subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, have recently been identified in nearly all small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type cases and represent a signature molecular feature for this disease. Additional biological...
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