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PIK3CA amplification associates with resistance to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Kolasa Iwona K, Rembiszewska Alina, Felisiak Anna, Ziolkowska-Seta Izabela, Murawska Magdalena, Moes Joanna, Timorek Agnieszka, Dansonka-Mieszkowska Agnieszka, Kupryjanczyk Jolanta
Abstract excerpt
PI3K/AKT signalling pathway controls important cellular processes such as the cell proliferation and apoptosis. PIK3CA gene encoding a catalytic subunit of the PI3K is mutated and/or amplified in various neoplasms, including ovarian cancer. We aimed to evaluate PIK3CA alterations and their clinical importance in ovarian cancer patients. Molecular analysis was performed on 117 ovarian carcinomas with the use of...
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