Expression of PTEN and its pseudogene PTENP1, and promoter methylation of PTEN in non-tumourous thymus and thymic tumours

Atsuko Masunaga; Mutsuko Omatsu; Toshiaki Kunimura; Shugo Uematsu; Yoshito Kamio; Akihiko Kitami; Yohei Miyagi; Kenzo Hiroshima; Takashi Suzuki

doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2016-204220

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Expression of PTEN and its pseudogene PTENP1, and promoter methylation of PTEN in non-tumourous thymus and thymic tumours

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Atsuko Masunaga Respiratory Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mutsuko Omatsu Department of Clinicodiagnostic Pathology, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Toshiaki Kunimura Department of Clinicodiagnostic Pathology, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shugo Uematsu Respiratory Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yoshito Kamio Department of Emergency Medicine, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Akihiko Kitami Respiratory Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yohei Miyagi Molecular Pathology & Genetics Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kenzo Hiroshima Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Takashi Suzuki Respiratory Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr A Masunaga, Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Centre, 477-96 Owada-Shinden, Yachiyo-shi, Chiba 276-8524, Japan; nonkoamesho0324{at}yahoo.co.jp

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Masunaga A, Omatsu M, Kunimura T, et al

Expression of PTEN and its pseudogene PTENP1, and promoter methylation of PTEN in non-tumourous thymus and thymic tumours

Journal of Clinical Pathology 2017;70:690-696.

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Received November 9, 2016
Revised December 27, 2016
Accepted December 28, 2016
First published January 24, 2017.

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July 19, 2017

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