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Impact of EGFR gene polymorphisms on anticancer drug cytotoxicity in vitro.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Puyo Stéphane, Le Morvan Valérie, Robert Jacques
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a major role in cell proliferation of epithelial tissues, and its alterations frequently contribute to oncogenesis. Several common polymorphisms of the EGFR gene have been described, at the level of both coding and regulatory sequences. Some of these polymorphisms are associated with alterations of EGFR expression and/or activity and may...
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