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Activating mutations and/or expression levels of tyrosine kinase receptors GRB7, RAS, and BRAF in testicular germ cell tumors.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2005
McIntyre Alan, Summersgill Brenda, Spendlove Hayley E, Huddart Robert, Houlston Richard, Shipley Janet
Abstract excerpt
Amplification and/or overexpression of genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors KIT and ERBB2 have been reported in testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs). These receptors can bind the adaptor molecule GRB7 encoded by a gene adjacent to ERBB2 at 17q12, a region also frequently gained in TGCTs. GRB7 binding may be involved in the activation of RAS signaling and KRAS2 maps to 12p, which is constitutively gained in...
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