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Novel germline mutation: EGFR V843I in patient with multiple lung adenocarcinomas and family members with lung cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Apr 2008
Ikeda Koei, Nomori Hiroaki, Mori Takeshi, Sasaki Jiichiro, Kobayashi Toshiaki
Abstract excerpt
A novel germline transmission of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation V843I in a family with multiple members with lung cancer is reported. The proband was a 70-year-old woman with multiple adenocarcinomas who exhibited secondary EGFR mutations, either L858R or L861Q, in the specimens of resected tumors, in addition to a germline EGFR V843I mutation. These observations suggest that the germline...
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