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Absence of c-kit gene mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumours from neurofibromatosis type 1 patients.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2004
Kinoshita Kazuo, Hirota Seiichi, Isozaki Koji, Ohashi Akiko, Nishida Toshirou, Kitamura Yukihiko, Shinomura Yasuhisa, Matsuzawa Yuji
Abstract excerpt
Most sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) have somatic c-kit gene mutations that are considered to be causal. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is caused by mutations of the NF1 gene and NF1 patients have an increased risk of developing GISTs. Since most neoplasms are considered to develop as a result of the combination of several gene mutations, these findings suggest that GISTs from NF1 patients might...
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