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Involvement of epidermal growth factor receptor and downstream molecules in bone and soft tissue tumors.
Human pathology - 1 Jun 2007
Dobashi Yoh, Suzuki Shioto, Sugawara Hisanori, Ooi Akishi
Abstract excerpt
Correlations among epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene amplification, mutation, and overexpression/activation of proteins were investigated in 39 cases of bone/soft tissue tumors (BSTTs). By immunohistochemistry, EGFR overexpression was found in 22.6% of sarcomas, but not in benign lesions. By immunoblotting, among sarcoma cases showing upregulation of EGFR, 47.4% showed EGFR activation. In 2 cases of...
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