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PIK3CA gene mutations and amplifications in uterine cancers, identified by methods that avoid confounding by PIK3CA pseudogene sequences.
Cancer letters - 8 Mar 2008
Miyake Takahito, Yoshino Kiyoshi, Enomoto Takayuki, Takata Tomomi, Ugaki Hiromi, Kim Ayako, Fujiwara Kazuko, Miyatake Takashi, Fujita Masami, Kimura Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
PIK3CA codes for a Class IA p110-alpha catalytic subunit of the PI3Ks (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases) that regulate various signaling pathways important for neoplasia, including cell proliferation, motility, adhesion, and survival. Pro-oncogenic mutations in exons 9 and 20 of the PIK3CA gene have been frequently observed in numerous types of human malignancies. Amplification of the PIK3CA gene has been reported...
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