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Germline EGFR variants are over-represented in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with adrenocortical carcinoma.
Human molecular genetics - 21 Jan 2021
Akhavanfard Sara, Yehia Lamis, Padmanabhan Roshan, Reynolds Jordan P, Ni Ying, Eng Charis
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Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine tumor with poor overall prognosis and 1.5-fold overrepresentation in females. In children, ACC is associated with inherited cancer syndromes with 50-80% of childhood-ACC associated with TP53 germline variants. ACC in adolescents and young adults (AYA) is rarely due to germline TP53, IGF2, PRKAR1A and MEN1 variants. We analyzed exome sequencing data from 21...
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