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Inhibition of the type III epidermal growth factor receptor variant mutant receptor by dominant-negative EGFR-CD533 enhances malignant glioma cell radiosensitivity.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Oct 2004
Lammering Guido, Hewit Theodore H, Holmes Mathew, Valerie Kristoffer, Hawkins William, Lin Peck-Sun, Mikkelsen Ross B, Schmidt-Ullrich Rupert K
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PURPOSE: The commonly expressed variant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), the type III EGFR variant (EGFRvIII), functions as an oncoprotein promoting neoplastic transformation and tumorigenicity. The role of EGFRvIII in cellular responses to genotoxic stress, such as ionizing radiation, is...
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