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Lack of EGFR gene mutations in exons 19 and 21 in esophageal (Barrett's) adenocarcinomas.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2007
Pühringer-Oppermann F A, Stein H J, Sarbia M
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Epidermal growth factor receptor is over-expressed in several tumors and is the target for the tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib. This receptor is also over-expressed in esophageal adenocarcinomas. In non-small cell lung cancer, specific somatic mutations residing in the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase in the activation loop and the glycine-rich P-loop, are responsible for an enhanced...
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