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Review
. 2000 Jun;156(6):1821-5.
doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65054-7.

Genetic progression in the pancreatic ducts

R H Hruban  1 , R E Wilentz, S E Kern
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Review

Genetic progression in the pancreatic ducts

R H Hruban et al. Am J Pathol. 2000 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Progression model for pancreatic cancer. The progression from histologically normal epithelium to low-grade PanIN to high-grade PanIN (left to right) is associated with the accumulation of specific genetic alterations. (Artwork by Jennifer L. Parsons. Adapted from Reference 19 with permission.)
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