Article
Expression of truncated bile salt-dependent lipase variant in pancreatic pre-neoplastic lesions.
Oncotarget - 3 Jan 2017
Martinez Emmanuelle, Crenon Isabelle, Silvy Françoise, Del Grande Jean, Mougel Alice, Barea Dolores, Fina Frederic, Bernard Jean-Paul, Ouaissi Mehdi, Lombardo Dominique, Mas Eric
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a dismal disease. The lack of specific symptoms still leads to a delay in diagnosis followed by death within months for most patients. Exon 11 of the bile salt-dependent lipase (BSDL) gene encoding variable number of tandem repeated (VNTR) sequences has been involved in pancreatic pathologies. We hypothesized that BSDL VNTR sequences may be mutated in PDAC. The amplification of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
