Using digital PCR to investigate the prevalence of KRAS variants in pituitary tumours.

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Pituitary tumours (PT) are formed in the pituitary gland, a small gland situated at the base of the brain. These tumours can be categorized according to their histological origin and hormone production. In surgical series, non-functioning PT are the commonest subtype, followed by functioning somatotroph and corticotroph tumours. Different somatic alterations have been implicated in the pathogenesis of these...

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