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The prevalence of PIK3CA mutations in gastric and colon cancer.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2005
Velho Sérgia, Oliveira Carla, Ferreira Ana, Ferreira António Carlos, Suriano Gianpaolo, Schwartz Simó, Duval Alex, Carneiro Fátima, Machado José Carlos, Hamelin Richard, Seruca Raquel
Abstract excerpt
A wide variety of tumours show PIK3CA mutations leading to increased phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) activity. We have determined the frequency of PIK3CA mutations in exons 9 and 20 that has previously been reported as mutational hotspot regions in distinct tumour models. One hundred and fifty gastrointestinal carcinomas (47 gastric and 103 colorectal) that were characterised for MSI status (76 MSI and 74...
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