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An epidermal growth factor receptor intron 1 polymorphism mediates response to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.
Cancer research - 15 Dec 2004
Amador Maria L, Oppenheimer Darin, Perea Sofia, Maitra Anirban, Cusatis George, Cusati George, Iacobuzio-Donahue Christi, Baker Sharyn D, Ashfaq Raheela, Takimoto Chris, Forastiere Arlene, Hidalgo Manuel
Abstract excerpt
This study tested the hypothesis that the number of CA single sequence repeat (CA-SSR) in the intron 1 of the epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr) gene, which affects transcription efficiency of the gene, is associated with the response to EGFR inhibitors. To this end, we determined the number...
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