| Literature DB >> 27456058 |
Anja M Schmitt1, Ilaria Marinoni2, Annika Blank2, Aurel Perren2.
Abstract
The recent findings on the roles of death-associated protein 6/α-thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (DAXX/ATRX) in the development of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) have led to major advances in the molecular understanding of these rare tumors and open up completely new therapeutic windows. This overview aims at giving a simplified view on these findings and their possible therapeutic implications. The importance of epigenetic changes in PanNET is also underlined by recent findings of a cross-species study on microRNA (miRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) profiles in PanNETs.Entities:
Keywords: Alternative lengthening of telomeres; DAXX/ATRX; Epigenetics; Methylation; Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Review
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27456058 DOI: 10.1007/s12022-016-9447-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocr Pathol ISSN: 1046-3976 Impact factor: 3.943