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Description of a new oncogenic mechanism for atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors in patients with ring chromosome 22.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2017
Byers Heather M, Adam Margaret P, LaCroix Amy, Leary Sarah E S, Cole Bonnie, Dobyns William B, Mefford Heather C
Abstract excerpt
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system are rare, highly malignant, embryonal tumors most often occurring in children under age 3 years. Most are due to a somatic change in tumor suppressor gene SMARCB1 followed by a second-hit, typically loss of heterozygosity, best detected on immunohistochemical staining. Despite the noteworthy genetic homogeneity of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors,...
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