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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2019

Molecular profiling of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urinary tract.

Chieh-Yu Lin, Atif Saleem, Henning Stehr, James L Zehnder, Benjamin A Pinsky, Christian A Kunder

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Article in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Comprehensive Molecular, Pathological, and Clinical Characterization of Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Tract.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2025
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  10. Variant morphology and random chromosomal integration of BK polyomavirus in posttransplant urothelial carcinomas.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chieh-Yu LinDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus box 8118, 660 South Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. chieh-yu@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-3234
Atif SaleemDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Henning StehrDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
James L ZehnderDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Benjamin A PinskyDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Christian A KunderDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Stanford University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the urinary tract is a rare type of malignancy whose molecular profiles remain undefined. Here we reported an integrated clinicopathologic and molecular profiling analysis of four cases of clear cell adenocarcinoma arising in the urethra or the bladder. Utilizing a clinically validated 130-gene exon-sequencing assay, we identified recurrent pathogenic PIK3CA (p. E545K) and KRAS (p.G12D) variants in three of four (75%) of the cases. In addition, an APC variant (P.S2310X), a TP53 variant (p.R273C), and a MYC amplification event were identified. The only CCA case without either PIK3CA or KRAS variants has a distinct pathogenesis through BK virus, demonstrated by positive BK virus PCR and SV40 immunohistochemistry. The novel finding of recurrent variants in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway provides not only insights into oncogenesis but also potential clinical therapeutic targets for patients with clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urinary tract.

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Adenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultChildClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedMutationOvarian NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUrinary TractClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesMTOR protein, humanPIK3CA protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesClear cell adenocarcinomaKRASMolecular profilingPIK3CAUrinary tract

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PMID31372739
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