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Activate and resist: L576P-KIT in GIST.
Molecular cancer therapeutics - 1 Sept 2009
Conca Elena, Negri Tiziana, Gronchi Alessandro, Fumagalli Elena, Tamborini Elena, Pavan Giovanni Maria, Fermeglia Maurizio, Pierotti Marco A, Pricl Sabrina, Pilotti Silvana
Abstract excerpt
L576P is a rare KIT mutation often reported in cancers other than gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). In GISTs, it correlates with features linked to an aggressive phenotype, eventually resulting in secondary mutations. In vitro findings point out that L576P/KIT is constitutively activated, a...
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