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DICER1 mutations in twelve Chinese patients with pleuropulmonary blastoma.
Science China. Life sciences - 1 Jul 2017
Cai Siyu, Wang Xisi, Zhao Wen, Fu Libing, Ma Xiaoli, Peng Xiaoxia
Abstract excerpt
Our aim is to examine the impact of DICER1 mutations on the pathogenesis of pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) by evaluating the mutation frequency and investigating the family history of Chinese patients with PPB. The family histories of 12 children with PPB recruited consecutively were surveyed. Blood samples from patients and their first-degree relatives were tested for DICER1 mutations. Whole-genome sequencing of...
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