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LINE-1 retrotransposon-mediated DNA transductions in endometriosis associated ovarian cancers.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2017
Xia Zhouchunyang, Cochrane Dawn R, Anglesio Michael S, Wang Yi Kan, Nazeran Tayyebeh, Tessier-Cloutier Basile, McConechy Melissa K, Senz Janine, Lum Amy, Bashashati Ali, Shah Sohrab P, Huntsman David G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endometrioid (ENOC) and clear cell ovarian carcinoma (CCOC) share a common precursor lesion, endometriosis, hence the designation endometriosis associated ovarian cancers (EAOC). Long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE-1 or L1), is a family of mobile genetic elements activated in many cancers capable of moving neighboring DNA through 3' transductions. Here we investigated the involvement of specific...
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