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Genetic alterations and their relationship in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway in thyroid cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Feb 2007
Hou Peng, Liu Dingxie, Shan Yuan, Hu Shuiying, Studeman Kimberley, Condouris Stephen, Wang Yangang, Trink Ariel, El-Naggar Adel K, Tallini Giovanni, Vasko Vasily, Xing Mingzhao
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the overall occurrence and relationship of genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway in thyroid tumors and explore the scope of this pathway as a therapeutic target for thyroid cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We examined collectively the major genetic alterations and their relationship in this pathway, including PIK3CA copy number gain and mutation, Ras...
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