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Genomic Landscape of Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia Reveals Divergent Modes to Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Cancer research - 15 Nov 2017
Sivakumar Smruthy, Lucas F Anthony San, McDowell Tina L, Lang Wenhua, Xu Li, Fujimoto Junya, Zhang Jianjun, Futreal P Andrew, Fukuoka Junya, Yatabe Yasushi, Dubinett Steven M, Spira Avrum E, Fowler Jerry, Hawk Ernest T, Wistuba Ignacio I, Scheet Paul, Kadara Humam
Abstract excerpt
There is a dearth of knowledge about the pathogenesis of premalignant lung lesions, especially for atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), the only known precursor for the major lung cancer subtype adenocarcinoma (LUAD). In this study, we performed deep DNA and RNA sequencing analyses of a set of AAH, LUAD, and normal tissues. Somatic BRAF variants were found in AAHs from 5 of 22 (23%) patients, 4 of 5 of whom...
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