Article
The Role of c-KIT in Tumorigenesis: Evaluation in Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors
1 Feb 2006
Abstract excerpt
The c-KIT proto-oncogene has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several neoplastic diseases, including gastrointestinal stromal tumors and mastocytosis in humans, and mast cell tumors (MCTs) in canines. Cutaneous MCTs are common neoplasms in dogs and have a variable biologic behavior. The goal of this study was to define the prognostic significance of c-KIT mutations identified in canine MCTs and the...
