Methylome Analysis in Nonfunctioning and GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

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Pituitary adenomas (PAs), usually benign lesions, can sometimes present with “aggressive” features (rapid growth, local invasiveness, scarce response to conventional treatments). Despite the fact that a few genetic alterations have been associated to this clinical behavior, the role of epigenetic modifications, mainly methylation and miRNAs activity, is now opening new frontiers in this field. We evaluated the...

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