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Juxtamembrane-type c-kit gene mutation found in aggressive systemic mastocytosis induces imatinib-resistant constitutive KIT activation.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Apr 2007
Nakagomi Nami, Hirota Seiichi
Abstract excerpt
Aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM) is a very rare form of mast cell neoplasm that does not benefit from conventional chemotherapy. The majority of adult mast cell neoplasms and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) have mutations in the proto-oncogene c-kit, which encodes the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase. The c-kit gene mutations are generally confined to the tyrosine kinase II domain in mast cell...
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