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Geiersbach KB, Gliem TJ, Jenkins SM, Gaitatzes AG, Brodersen PR, Negro ME, Clees MJ, Swanson KE, Boeckman RM, Natrop TJ, Sukov WR, Shah KK, Greipp PT, Rowsey RA, Flotte TJ, Erickson LA, Guo R. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Array for Histologically Ambiguous Melanocytic Tumors: Knowns and Unknowns. J Mol Diagn 2022; 24:1160-1170. [PMID: 36115511 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Genome-wide copy number profiling by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array is increasingly employed in the clinical diagnostic workup of melanocytic tumors. We present our SNP array results on 675 melanocytic tumors, including 615 histologically ambiguous tumors evaluated by our institution's dermatopathology consultation service and a separate validation cohort of 26 known benign nevi and 34 known malignant melanomas. The total number of somatic copy number abnormalities, sub-chromosomal copy number abnormalities, regions of homozygosity, and abnormalities at disease-associated regions was significantly associated with a diagnosis of malignancy across disease categories. In our study, the number of copy number abnormalities was the factor that best discriminated between benign versus malignant diagnoses, confirming recent published research. Histologically ambiguous tumors had a range and spectrum of abnormalities, including recurrent 11p gains, copy state transitions over kinase genes, and 3p deletions overlapping BAP1 in neoplasms with spitzoid morphology. Our data suggest that histologically ambiguous melanocytic neoplasms and early primary melanomas have a range of abnormalities that is intermediate between unambiguous benign or malignant melanocytic neoplasms. Careful technical review and an integrated diagnostic approach are essential for the accurate interpretation of SNP array results on histologically ambiguous melanocytic tumors.
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Georgantzoglou N, Green D, Lefferts JA, Giannikaki L, Chliara E, Stavrianaki A, Kerr DA, Linos K. A Rare Case of Low-Grade Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Presenting as a Pharyngeal Polyp: Avoiding a Pitfall With Significant Repercussions. Int J Surg Pathol 2021; 30:405-412. [PMID: 34894818 DOI: 10.1177/10668969211062859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is a nonlipogenic sarcoma of variable histological grade that frequently arises in association with a well-differentiated liposarcoma. Dedifferentiation occurs in approximately 10% of well-differentiated liposarcomas and is most commonly encountered in the retroperitoneum. Dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the upper respiratory tract is an extremely rare occurrence. Herein, we report a very rare case of low-grade dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the pharynx that presented as a polyp mimicking a benign process clinically and microscopically. We discuss the relevant molecular findings and review the current literature.
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- 22916Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- 22916Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.,12285Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH, USA
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- 22916Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.,12285Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH, USA
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- 22916Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.,12285Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH, USA
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Ebbelaar CF, Jansen AML, Bloem LT, Blokx WAM. Genome-wide copy number variations as molecular diagnostic tool for cutaneous intermediate melanocytic lesions: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Virchows Arch 2021; 479:773-783. [PMID: 33851238 PMCID: PMC8516778 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-021-03095-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Cutaneous intermediate melanocytic neoplasms with ambiguous histopathological features are diagnostically challenging. Ancillary cytogenetic techniques to detect genome-wide copy number variations (CNVs) might provide a valuable tool to allow accurate classification as benign (nevus) or malignant (melanoma). However, the CNV cut-off value to distinguish intermediate lesions from melanoma is not well defined. We performed a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to evaluate the use of CNVs to classify intermediate melanocytic lesions. A total of 31 studies and 431 individual lesions were included. The CNV number in intermediate lesions (median 1, interquartile range [IQR] 0-2) was significantly higher (p<0.001) compared to that in benign lesions (median 0, IQR 0-1) and lower (p<0.001) compared to that in malignant lesions (median 6, IQR 4-11). The CNV number displayed excellent ability to differentiate between intermediate and malignant lesions (0.90, 95% CI 0.86-0.94, p<0.001). Two CNV cut-off points demonstrated a sensitivity and specificity higher than 80%. A cut-off of ≥3 CNVs corresponded to 85% sensitivity and 84% specificity, and a cut-off of ≥4 CNVs corresponded to 81% sensitivity and 91% specificity, respectively. This individual patient data meta-analysis provides a comprehensive overview of CNVs in cutaneous intermediate melanocytic lesions, based on the largest pooled cohort of ambiguous melanocytic neoplasms to date. Our meta-analysis suggests that a cut-off of ≥3 CNVs might represent the optimal trade-off between sensitivity and specificity in clinical practice to differentiate intermediate lesions from melanoma.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chiel F Ebbelaar
- Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, Netherlands
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, Netherlands.
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Olson LC, Lefferts JA, LeBlanc RE, Yan S, Momtahen S, Sriharan A, Linos K. Expanding Our Understanding of Nevogenesis: Copy Number Gain of Chromosome 15q in Melanocytic Nevi Is Associated With Distinct Histomorphologic Findings. Am J Surg Pathol 2021; 45:825-831. [PMID: 33577183 PMCID: PMC10843964 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
As the landscape of melanomagenesis becomes better refined through increasingly detailed schema grounded in distinct clinicopathologic-molecular pathways, the stepwise process and variations of molecular nevogenesis have largely remained elusive. Herein, we present a series of 8 melanocytic nevi in patients ranging from 40 to 74 years of age (median: 59.5 y), which demonstrated a reproducible constellation of histomorphologic features as well as a copy number gain of the long arm of chromosome 15 (15q). The most characteristic histologic feature was sclerosis with maturation at the base of the lesion. All cases demonstrated a dome-shaped configuration and epidermal acanthosis with hyperpigmentation. However, the cytologic features ranged in their appearances from that of a banal nevus with ovoid nuclei, inconspicuous nucleoli, and minimal cytoplasm to enlarged, epithelioid forms with central nucleoli and abundant cytoplasm. No lesions showed staining with BRAF V600E or NRAS Q61R immunohistochemistry. Single-nucleotide polymorphism-based chromosome microarray analysis revealed a monoaberrant 15q gain in all cases. The histology was sufficiently distinctive in the initial 6 cases encountered to allow for prospective identification of 2 additional cases harboring a 15q gain. The clinical follow-up did not reveal recurrence in any case. Although adverse outcomes were not observed in our cohort, future studies are needed to more adequately characterize the clinical and biological behavior of these lesions.
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- Luke C. Olson
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
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Parra O, Lefferts JA, Tafe LJ, Gru AA, Linos K. Cross-reactivity of NRASQ61R antibody in a subset of Spitz nevi with 11p gain: a potential confounding factor in the era of pathway-based diagnostic approach. Hum Pathol 2021; 112:35-47. [PMID: 33636207 PMCID: PMC10947247 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
The most recent World Health Organization classification for skin tumors (2018) categorizes melanomas and their precursor lesions, benign or intermediate, into nine pathways based not only on their clinical and histomorphologic characteristics but also on their molecular profile and genetic fingerprint. In an index case of a partially sampled atypical spitzoid lesion, which proved to be an 11p-amplified Spitz nevus with HRASQ61R mutation, we observed cross-reactivity with the NRASQ61R antibody (clone SP174). Overall, we assessed the status of HRAS and NRAS genes and their immunoreaction to NRASQ61R antibody in 16 cases of 11p-amplified Spitz nevi/atypical Spitz tumors. We also assessed the immunoexpression of NRASQ61R antibody in various malignancies with proven BRAFV600E, NRASQ61R, L or K, KRASQ61R and HRASQ61R, and HRASQ61R mutations and ALK+ Spitz lesions. Finally, we assessed the expression of PReferentially expressed Antigen in MElanoma (PRAME) immunohistochemistry in our 11p Spitz cohort. Three of 16 cases (3/16) harbored the HRASQ61R mutation and exhibited diffuse immunoreaction with the NRASQ61R antibody. All the cases in our cohort were negative for the NRASQ61R mutation. All NRASQ61R-, KRASQ61R-, and HRASQ61R-mutated neoplasms were positive for the antibody, further supporting the cross-reactivity between the RAS proteins. All the cases of our cohort were essentially negative for PRAME immunohistochemistry. In the era of pathway-based approach in the diagnosis of melanocytic neoplasms, the cross-reactivity between the NRASQ61R- and HRASQ61R-mutated proteins can lead to a diagnostic pitfall in the assessment of lesions with spitzoid characteristics.
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- Ourania Parra
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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Parra O, Bridge JA, Busam KJ, Shalin SC, Linos K. Dermal melanocytic tumor with CRTC1-TRIM11 fusion: Report of two additional cases with review of the literature of an emerging entity. J Cutan Pathol 2021; 48:915-924. [PMID: 33586183 DOI: 10.1111/cup.13984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
"Cutaneous melanocytic tumor with CRTC1-TRIM11 fusion" (CMTCT) is a newly described, potentially novel entity that typically presents as a dermal nodule on the head and neck, extremities, and trunk of adults. Histopathologically, it is reported as a nodular or multinodular tumor composed of epithelioid and spindle cells that are variably immunoreactive for S100-protein, SOX10, and MITF along with more specific melanocytic markers such as MelanA and HMB45. With only 11 cases reported in the English literature so far, the neoplasm appears to behave in a relatively indolent fashion. Nevertheless, in one case, local recurrence and synchronous distant metastasis were evident after 13 years. Additional cases with longer follow-up are essential to determine the neoplasm's biologic behavior with more accuracy. Herein, two cases of CMTCT, one arising on the lower back of a 65-year-old female and the other on the arm of a 33-year-old female in addition to a comprehensive literature review are reported.
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- Ourania Parra
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Translational Genomics Research Institute/Ashion, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.,Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.,Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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Hedayat AA, Lefferts JA, Atkinson AE, Busam KJ, Linos K. BAP1-deficient tumor/nevus with germline aberration: A potential pitfall in assessing melanocytic neoplasms with single nucleotide polymorphism array. J Cutan Pathol 2019; 46:672-677. [PMID: 31058349 DOI: 10.1111/cup.13488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) is a tumor suppressor gene, located on chromosome 3p21, encoding BAP1 nuclear protein, which is associated with a subset of melanocytic tumors with distinct cytologic features. Single nucleotide polymorphism array (SNP-array) is a molecular karyotyping technique that can detect copy number variations and loss of heterozygosity in various fresh and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. Herein we present a 56-year-old female, who presented with a lesion on her left nose/cheek that was growing in size and changing in color. Histopathology was characteristic of a BAP1-deficient melanocytic neoplasm, with a biphasic population of cytologically bland conventional nevomelanocytes and a proliferation of large epithelioid melanocytes with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemistry for BAP1 showed loss of nuclear labeling in the epithelioid melanocytes. SNP-array revealed a chromosome 21q22.1 monoaberration with no chromosome 3 abnormalities. The detection of this aberration prompted a discussion as to whether the lesion was best designated as a nevus or tumor. SNP-array on the patient's blood showed the same monoaberration of chromosome 21q22.1. This case emphasizes the importance of interpreting microarray results in the context of morphology, as germline aberrations can be a pitfall when assessing the genomic stability of a melanocytic proliferation by SNP array.
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- Amin A Hedayat
- Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Lebanon.,Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Lebanon
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