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SUBMITTER: Gaujoux S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6922479 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaujoux Sébastien S Pasmant Eric E Silve Caroline C Mehsen-Cetre Nadia N Coriat Romain R Rouquette Alexandre A Douset Bertrand B Prat Frédéric F Leroy Karen K
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<h4>Rationale</h4>Intraductal papillary and mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas (IPMN) are preneoplastic lesions diagnosed with an increasing incidence. Recently, several groups have described, in up to 70% of IPMN, activating mutations of the G-protein alpha stimulatory sub-unit (Gsα subunit) gene (GNAS). GNAS-activating somatic, post-zygotic, mutations are also associated with McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS) characterized by fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, and café-au-lait spots.<h4>Pati ...[more]