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C-kit gene abnormalities in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (tumors of interstitial cells of Cajal.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 Dec 1999
Sakurai S, Fukasawa T, Chong J M, Tanaka A, Fukayama M
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the GI tract, and expresses KIT and CD34 in most cases. Gain-of-function mutation of the c-kit proto-oncogene has been described, but its significance in GIST has not yet been fully evaluated. Mutation in exon 11 of the c-kit gene was determined by both polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP)...
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