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Genetic Assessment of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm for Predicting Concomitant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2000
Oi Hideyuki, Hozaka Yuto, Akahane Toshiaki, Fukuda Kosuke, Idichi Tetsuya, Tanoue Kiyonori, Yamasaki Yoichi, Kawasaki Yota, Mataki Yuko, Kurahara Hiroshi, Higashi Michiyo, Tanimoto Akihide, Ohtsuka Takao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The role of Krüppel-like transcription factor 4 ( KLF4 ) mutations in IPMNs with concomitant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unclear. This study clarified the rate and effect of KLF4 mutations in IPMN with concomitant PDAC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DNA was extracted from 65 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded samples from 52 patients including 13 IPMNs with concomitant PDAC and 39 IPMNs...
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