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Epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in atypical adenomatous hyperplasias of the lung.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Sept 2007
Sakuma Yuji, Matsukuma Shoichi, Yoshihara Mitsuyo, Nakamura Yoshiyasu, Nakayama Haruhiko, Kameda Yoichi, Tsuchiya Eiju, Miyagi Yohei
Abstract excerpt
Activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations are frequently detected in lung adenocarcinomas, especially adenocarcinomas with a nonmucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma component. EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinomas respond well to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. We previously...
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