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Absence of BRAF mutation in pediatric and adolescent germ cell tumors indicate biological differences to adult tumors.
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PMID:  22147429     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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The V600E mutation of the BRAF gene has been reported to be associated with poor prognosis of germ cell tumors in adult patients. We analyzed the mutational status of the BRAF and KRAS gene as well as MLH1 and MSH6 expression as surrogate markers for microsatellite instability in 70 pediatric germ cell tumors. Neither BRAF and KRAS mutations nor loss of MLH1 and MSH6 expression were found. Our data provide further evidence for patient age related biological differences in germ cell tumors and demonstrate that prognostic biomarkers cannot necessarily be transferred from one age group to the other. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors:
Neus Masqué-Soler; Monika Szczepanowski; Ivo Leuschner; Christian Vokuhl; Jochen Haag; Gabriele Calaminus; Wolfram Klapper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-6
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric blood & cancer     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1545-5017     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-7     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101186624     Medline TA:  Pediatr Blood Cancer     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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