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Mutational analysis of pulmonary tumours with neuroendocrine features using targeted massive parallel sequencing: a comparison of a neglected tumour group.
British journal of cancer - 22 Dec 2015
Vollbrecht Claudia, Werner Robert, Walter Robert Fred Henry, Christoph Daniel Christian, Heukamp Lukas Carl, Peifer Martin, Hirsch Burkhard, Burbat Lina, Mairinger Thomas, Schmid Kurt Werner, Wohlschlaeger Jeremias, Mairinger Fabian Dominik
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The typical and atypical carcinoid (TC and AC), the large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) and the small-cell lung cancers (SCLC) are subgroups of pulmonary tumours that show neuroendocrine differentiations. With the rising impact of molecular pathology in routine diagnostics the interest for reliable biomarkers, which can help...
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