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The analysis of status and clinical implication of KIT and PDGFRA mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Sept 2008
Du Chun-Yan, Shi Ying-Qiang, Zhou Ye, Fu Hong, Zhao Guangfa
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency and spectrum of KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDGFRA) gene in a large series of study and to explore the clinical implication of mutations in the gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in China. METHOD: A total of 141 GISTs were subject to mutation analysis of KIT (exons 9, 11, 13, and 17) and PDGFRA (exons 12 and 18) using PCR...
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