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Analysis of EGFR overexpression, EGFR gene amplification and the EGFRvIII mutation in Portuguese high-grade gliomas.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Viana-Pereira Marta, Lopes José Manuel, Little Suzie, Milanezi Fernanda, Basto Diana, Pardal Fernando, Jones Chris, Reis Rui Manuel
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BACKGROUND: Patients with malignant gliomas do not respond to any current therapy. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) controls several oncogenic processes, being frequently up-regulated in gliomas due to overexpression, gene amplification and gene mutation. EGFR inhibitors are being tried in...
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