Proteomic distinction of renal oncocytomas and chromophobe renal cell carcinomas

Abstract Background Renal oncocytomas (ROs) are benign epithelial tumors of the kidney whereas chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCCs) are malignant renal tumors. The latter constitute 5–7% of renal neoplasias. ROs and chRCCs show pronounced molecular and histological similarities, which renders t...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Drendel, Bianca Heckelmann, Christoph Schell, Lucas Kook, Martin L. Biniossek, Martin Werner, Cordula A. Jilg, Oliver Schilling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Clinical Proteomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12014-018-9200-6