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Role of c-kit/SCF in cause and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
Gene - 15 Oct 2007
Ali Safdar, Ali Sher
Abstract excerpt
c-Kit encodes for the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) and belongs to type III receptor family. This includes platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) alpha and beta and macrophage colony stimulating factor (mCSF) apart from others. Their characteristic features are the presence of five immunologlobulin like domains in the extracellular region and 70-100 residues long kinase insert domain in the cytoplasmic region....
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