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PTEN allelic loss is an important mechanism in the late stage of development of oral leucoplakia into oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Histopathology - 1 Jan 2018
Miyahara Ligia A N, Pontes Flávia S C, Burbano Rommel M R, Conte Neto Nicolau, Guimarães Douglas M, Fonseca Felipe P, Pontes Hélder A R
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AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse allelic loss of the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) gene and its protein immuno-expression in dysplastic oral lesions and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). METHODS AND RESULTS: Samples were collected from 153 patients [20 ranulas used as a control (C); 30 leucoplakias with mild dysplasia (MD); 30 leucoplakias with moderate to severe...
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