Ovarian dysgerminomas are characterised by frequent <it>KIT </it>mutations and abundant expression of pluripotency markers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ovarian germ cell tumours (OGCTs) typically arise in young females and their pathogenesis remains poorly understood. We investigated the origin of malignant OGCTs and underlying molecular events in the development of the various hist...

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Main Authors: Kærn Janne, Abeler Vera M, Kraggerud Sigrid M, Hoei-Hansen Christina E, Rajpert-De Meyts Ewa, Lothe Ragnhild A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/6/1/12