Amplification of 9q34 in childhood adrenocortical tumors: a specific feature unrelated to ethnic origin or living conditions

Amplification of 9q34 in childhood adrenocortical tumors: a specific feature unrelated to ethnic origin or living conditions

Adrenocortical tumors (ACT) in children under 15 years of age exhibit some clinical and biological features distinct from ACT in adults. Cell proliferation, hypertrophy and cell death in adrenal cortex during the last months of gestation and the immediate postnatal period seem to be critical for the...

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Main Authors: Figueiredo B.C., Ribeiro R.C., Zambetti G., Haddad B., Pianovsky M.D., Pereira R.M., DeLacerda L., Sandrini R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
adrenocortical carcinoma
cancer
mutation
9q34 amplification
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000001000012

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