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An immunohistochemical and molecular study of gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
The Medical journal of Malaysia - 1 Dec 2006
Teong Y T, Teo S T, Tan L P, Wu B Q, Peh S C
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a rare but most common mesenchymal tumour in the gastrointestinal tract. Although GIST research has been carried out extensively worldwide, it has yet to be studied in Malaysia. To establish the immunohistochemical expression pattern of CD117 (c-KIT), CD34, S-100 and Desmin, the incidence of c-KIT and PDGFRA genes mutation in GISTs, and correlate it with...
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