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Nuclear BAP1 loss is common in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and a subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma but rare in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Cancer genetics - 1 Aug 2018
Mosbeh Asmaa, Halfawy Khalil, Abdel-Mageed Wael S, Sweed Dina, Rahman Mohamed H Abdel
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Deletion in the 3p21 region, the chromosomal location of BAP1, has been reported in a subset of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), biliary and pancreatic cancers. This suggests that BAP1 could play a role in the pathogenesis of these tumors. We assessed the frequency of BAP1 loss by immunohistochemistry in 103 hepatic, biliary and pancreatic cancers. We also assessed chromosomal alterations in the BAP1 region in the...
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