Polish Journal of Pathology

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1/2026 vol. 77
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Pumilio2, but not Pumilio1, expression is significantly increased in high-grade and metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms

Patryk Kraiński 1
,
Andrzej Kluk 1
,
Jan Gruszczynski 2, 3
,
Kacper Trębacz 4
,
Ewa Dwojak 1
,
Maciej Dorota 1
,
Paweł Antoni Kołodziejski 5
,
Aldona Wiesława Wozniak 1

  1. Department of Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

  2. Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland


  3. Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

  4. Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

  5. Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Pol J Pathol 2026; 77 (1): 62-71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2026.161720
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/09
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