The role of immunohistochemistry in the Muir-Torre Syndrome

• Main Authors: Cláudia Marina Puga Barbosa Oliveira (Author), Jullyene Gomes de Campos (Author), Maiko Ramacos Maia (Author), Larissa Eva dos Santos Lobo (Author), Fábio Francesconi do Valle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AbstractMuir-Torre Syndrome is defined by the coexistence of sebaceous skin tumors and internal malignancies. Mutations in the DNA mismatch repair genes are found in the inherited form of the disease, resulting in the absence of crucial enzymes involved with DNA replication process. This case descri...