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STK11 loss drives rapid progression in a breast cancer patient resulting in pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy.
Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 May 2021
Fujisawa Fumie, Kunimasa Kei, Kano-Fujiwara Rieko, Sato Yoshiharu, Kusama Hiroki, Nishio Minako, Matsui Saki, Yoshinami Tetsuhiro, Kittaka Nobuyoshi, Nakamura Harumi, Nagata Shigenori, Honma Keiichiro, Yagi Toshinari, Nakayama Takahiro, Tamaki Yasuhiro, Imamura Fumio
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We experienced a case of breast cancer in which liver metastases spread rapidly and the patient died of pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM). PTTM is a fatal cancer-associated respiratory complication disease. To reveal genetic alterations of the clinical course, we performed next generation sequencing of the serial specimens using the Ion AmpliSeqTM Comprehensive Cancer Panel and RNA sequencing for...
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