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ArticleDer Pathologe2008

[Molecular pathology of testicular germ cell tumors: an update].

K Biermann, H Zhou, R Büttner

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Article in Der Pathologe, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

K BiermannAfdeling Pathologie, Josephine Nefkens Instituut, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, Niederlande. k.biermann@erasmusmc.nl
H Zhou
R Büttner
University Hospital Bonn · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germ cell tumors (GCT) comprise a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant tumors. Based on their different biological characteristics and their origin, five types of GCT are classified. Among these, malignant seminomatous and non-seminomatous GCT in males and females are designated as type II GCT. They occur most frequently as malignant testicular GCTs. Many characteristics of type II GCT can be linked to embryonic stem cells. Intratubular germ cell neoplasia, unclassified (IGCNU) is the precursor of type II GCT and derives from undifferentiated germ cells, gonocytes, which persist in the newborn testis and escape the normal differentiation process. It is suggested that Exon-17-activated mutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase, c-KIT, occur early in germ cell development and that gonocytes with an activated c-KIT receptor are restricted in their differentiation, thereby escaping normal development. New diagnostic markers for neoplastic germ cells, including OCT3/4 and AP-2gamma, are specifically detected in IGCNU, seminomas and embryonal carcinomas and are helpful in the differentiation of type II GCT from other malignant tumors.

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Cell DifferentiationGenetic MarkersHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMutationNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalOctamer Transcription Factor-3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitTesticular NeoplasmsTestisGenetic MarkersOctamer Transcription Factor-3POU5F1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit

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PMID18633620
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