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The genetics of renal tumors in end-stage renal failure differs from those occurring in the general population.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 1998
Chudek J, Herbers J, Wilhelm M, Kenck C, Bugert P, Ritz E, Waldman F, Kovacs G
Abstract excerpt
The genetics of renal cell tumors (RCT), which occur at a high frequency in patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF), is not yet known. Using a fluorescence microsatellite assay and comparative genomic hybridization, 18 renal tumors obtained from nine patients with ESRF were analyzed for genetic alterations, which are known to be characteristic of common nonpapillary and papillary RCT in the general...
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