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Prognosis and predictive value of KIT exon 11 deletion in GISTs
16 Jun 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: KIT exon 11 mutations are observed in 60% of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Exon 11 codes for residues Tyr568 and Tyr570, which play a major role in signal transduction and degradation of KIT. Our aim was to compare the outcome of patients with deletion of both Tyr568-570 (delTyr) and the most frequent deletion delWK557-558 (delWK). METHODS: Pathology and clinical characteristics of 68...
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