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Allelic loss of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene: a marker for aggressive parathyroid tumors?
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1996
Dotzenrath C, Teh B T, Farnebo F, Cupisti K, Svensson A, Toell A, Goretzki P, Larsson C
Abstract excerpt
Allelic loss of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene has recently been shown to be highly specific for parathyroid carcinoma. It has been proposed that this genetic abnormality may have diagnostic and prognostic implications for parathyroid carcinoma, but to date no further studies are available to substantiate these findings. In the present study, three cases of atypical recurrent hyperparathyroidism were...
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