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Patterns of PIK3CA alterations in familial colorectal and endometrial carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Aug 2007
Ollikainen Miina, Gylling Annette, Puputti Marjut, Nupponen Nina N, Abdel-Rahman Wael M, Butzow Ralf, Peltomäki Päivi
Abstract excerpt
While the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway is known to be activated in multiple sporadic cancers, the role of this pathway in familial tumors is mostly unknown. We searched for alterations in the catalytic domain of PI3K (PIK3CA), PTEN and KRAS, all of which may contribute to PI3K/AKT pathway activation, in a total of 160-familial colorectal (CRC) and endometrial carcinomas (EC),...
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