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Detection of c-kit-activating mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors by high-resolution amplicon melting analysis.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2004
Willmore Carlynn, Holden Joseph A, Zhou Luming, Tripp Sheryl, Wittwer Carl T, Layfield Lester J
Abstract excerpt
High-resolution amplicon melting analysis was used to scan for c-kit-activating mutations in exons 9, 11, 13, and 17 in 29 neoplasms diagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Immunohistochemically, 7 of 29 did not show strong CD 17 positivity and might represent true smooth muscle tum...
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