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Somatic mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor in colorectal carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Feb 2005
Nagahara Hisashi, Mimori Koshi, Ohta Mitsuhiko, Utsunomiya Tohru, Inoue Hiroshi, Barnard Graham F, Ohira Masaichi, Hirakawa Kosei, Mori Masaki
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PURPOSE: Somatic mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene may predict the sensitivity of non-small cell lung carcinoma to gefitinib. However, no mutations have been reported for colorectal carcinoma. We therefore analyzed EGFR mutations in colorectal adenocarcinomas by the combined use of laser microdissection and sequencing of genomic DNA. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We examined 11 representative...
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