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Oncogene and therapeutic target analyses in atypical fibroxanthomas and pleomorphic dermal sarcomas.
Oncotarget - 19 Apr 2016
Helbig Doris, Ihle Michaela Angelika, Pütz Katharina, Tantcheva-Poor Iliana, Mauch Cornelia, Büttner Reinhard, Quaas Alexander
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Until now, almost nothing is known about the tumorigenesis of atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) and pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS). Our hypothesis is that AFX is the non-infiltrating precursor lesion of PDS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed the world-wide most comprehensive immunohistochemical and mutational analysis in well-defined AFX (n=5) and PDS (n=5). RESULTS: In NGS-based mutation analyses of...
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