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SUBMITTER: Eckel-Passow JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7597051 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eckel-Passow Jeanette E JE Yan Huihuang H Kosel Matthew L ML Serie Daniel D Decker Paul A PA Jenkins Robert B RB Costello Brian B Leibovich Bradley B Ho Thai H TH Parker Alexander A
BMC urology 20201029 1
<h4>Background</h4>The four most commonly-mutated genes in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) tumors are BAP1, PBRM1, SETD2 and VHL. And, there are currently 14 known RCC germline variants that have been reproducibly shown to be associated with RCC risk. However, the association of germline genetics with tumor genetics and clinical aggressiveness are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed 420 ccRCC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Molecular subtype was determined based on acquired mutati ...[more]