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Mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors--a population-based study from Northern Norway.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2007
Steigen Sonja E, Eide Tor J, Wasag Bartosz, Lasota Jerzy, Miettinen Markku
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. This tumor typically expresses KIT, and has KIT or PDGFRA activating mutation. In this study we evaluated 89 GISTs diagnosed in Northern Norway during a 30-year period. KIT exons 8, 9, 11, 13, and 17 were analyzed by PCR amplification and direct sequencing. Subsequently PDGRA exons 12, 14, and 18 were...
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