Sequence changes in predicted promoter elements of STK11/LKB1 are unlikely to contribute to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome [PDF]
Background: Germline mutations or large-scale deletions in the coding region and splice sites of STK11/LKB1 do not account for all cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS).
Anneke Lucassen +99 more
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The germline mutational landscape of genitourinary cancers and its indication for prognosis and risk
Background Germline mutations represent a high risk of hereditary cancers in population. The landscape and characteristics of germline mutations in genitourinary cancer are largely unknown, and their correlation with patient prognosis has not been ...
Yong Yang +6 more
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Prevalence of pathological germline mutations of hMLH1 and hMSH2 genes in colorectal cancer. [PDF]
The prevalence of pathological germline mutations in colorectal cancer has been widely studied, as germline mutations in the DNA mismatch repair genes hMLH1 and hMSH2 confer a high risk of colorectal cancer.
Dandan Li +9 more
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Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-deficient renal carcinoma:a morphologically distinct entity: a clinicopathologic series of 36 tumors from 27 patients [PDF]
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-deficient renal carcinoma has been accepted as a provisional entity in the 2013 International Society of Urological Pathology Vancouver Classification.
Sedivcová, Monika +46 more
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Aim Cancer patients with personal/family histories of pancreatic/breast/ovarian/prostate cancer are associated with a higher likelihood of harboring DNA damage repair (DDR)‐related germline mutations.
Tatsuo Hata +8 more
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Choroid Plexus Carcinomas With TP53 Germline Mutations: Management and Outcome
BackgroundChoroid plexus carcinomas (CPCs) are rare pediatric tumors commonly associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), which involves a germline mutation of the tumor suppressor gene TP53.Materials and MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the ...
Yanong Li +7 more
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Germline mutations in the oncogene EZH2 cause Weaver syndrome and increased human height [PDF]
The biological processes controlling human growth are diverse, complex and poorly understood. Genetic factors are important and human height has been shown to be a highly polygenic trait to which common and rare genetic variation contributes.
Tatton-Brown, Katrina +57 more
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Transforming growth factor-beta receptor mutations and pulmonary arterial hypertension in childhood [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a potentially fatal vasculopathy that can develop at any age. Adult-onset disease has previously been associated with mutations in BMPR2 and ALK-1.
Haworth, SG +22 more
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SDHA Germline Mutations in SDH-Deficient GISTs: A Current Update [PDF]
Loss of function of the succinate dehydrogenase complex characterizes 20-40% of all KIT/PDGFRA-negative GIST. Approximately half of SDH-deficient GIST patients lack SDHx mutations and are caused by a hypermethylation of the SDHC promoter, which causes ...
Schipani A. +11 more
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Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States.
Tarun Karthik Kumar Mamidi +2 more
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