Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) harboring TFE3 gene rearrangements lack the TSC2 alterations characteristic of conventional PEComas: further evidence for a biological distinction.

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Published in Am J Surg Pathol on May 01, 2012

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Izabela Malinowska, David J Kwiatkowski, Sharon Weiss, Guido Martignoni, George Netto, Pedram Argani

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