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J Clin Pathol 62:777-785 doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.056101
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Molecular pathology of endometrial carcinoma: practical aspects from the diagnostic and therapeutic viewpoints

Table 2

Molecular features of endometrial carcinoma, types I and II

Type I/endometrioid carcinoma Type II/non-endometrioid carcinoma
Microsatellite instability 20–40% 0–5%
PTEN mutation 35–50% 10%
K-RAS mutation 15–30% 0–5%
PIK3CA mutation 30% 5%
β-Catenin/CTNNB1 mutation 25–40% 0–5%
p53 alteration 10–20% 90%
p16 inactivation 10% 40%
E-cadherin inactivation 10–20% 80–90%
c-erb B2 amplification 2.5% 26%
Cyclins D1 and E amplification 2–5% 26–42%

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