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Comprehensive genomic and phenotypic characterization of germline FH deletion in hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jun 2017
Vocke Cathy D, Ricketts Christopher J, Merino Maria J, Srinivasan Ramaprasad, Metwalli Adam R, Middelton Lindsay A, Peterson James, Yang Youfeng, Linehan W Marston
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is a familial cancer syndrome associated with the development of cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas, and an aggressive form of type 2 papillary kidney cancer. HLRCC is characterized by germline mutation of the FH gene. This study evaluated the prevalence and clinical phenotype of FH deletions in HLRCC patients. Patients with phenotypic manifestations...
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