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ea0026p266 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Clonality analysis of pituitary adenomas: a pilot study

Baciu I , Radian S , Capatina C , Botusan I , Aflorei D , Tataranu L , Ciubotaru V , Coculescu M

Introduction: Monoclonality of pituitary adenomas is an established fact. Still, there are exceptions and polyclonality may correlate with aggressive tumor behavior. In order to test association of clonality with pituitary adenoma characteristics in a series from Romania, we implemented a protocol for X-chromosome inactivation analysis at the androgen receptor (AR) locus (HUMARA) and validated it in a number of tumor samples.Objective: To establish and v...