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Low-level clonal FGFR2 amplification defines a unique molecular subtype of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in a Chinese population.
Human pathology - 1 Jun 2018
Pu Xiao-Hong, Ye Qing, Yang Jun, Wu Hong-Yan, Ding Xi-Wei, Shi Jiong, Mao Liang, Fan Xiang-Shan, Chen Jun, Qiu Yu-Dong, Huang Qin
Abstract excerpt
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a subtype of primary liver cancer rarely curable by surgery that is increasing rapidly in incidence. Chromosomal translocations and amplifications of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) locus are present in several kinds of tumors including ICC, but their incidence has not been assessed in Chinese patients. Using break-apart probes and by determining the ratios...
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