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Meningiomas in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Harboring Germline BAP1 Mutations.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Mar 2022
Hu Zishuo I, Miettinen Markku, Quezado Martha, Lebensohn Alexandra P, Aldape Kenneth, Agra Maria, Wagner Cathy, Mallory Yvonne, Hassan Raffit, Ghafoor Azam
Abstract excerpt
BAP1 is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in DNA repair and cell growth. Individuals with germline BAP1 mutations are at a significantly increased risk for developing many different cancers including malignant mesothelioma, uveal melanomas, cutaneous melanomas and renal clear cell carcinomas. Meningiomas with absent BAP1 expression have been reported to be more aggressive and present often with rhabdoid...
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