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Mutations in the fifth immunoglobulin-like domain of kit are common and potentially sensitive to imatinib mesylate in feline mast cell tumours.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2010
Isotani Mayu, Yamada Osamu, Lachowicz Joshua L, Tamura Kyoichi, Yagihara Hiroko, Fujino Yasuhito, Ono Kenichiro, Washizu Tsukimi, Bonkobara Makoto
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The purpose of the current study was to investigate the mutation status of KIT in feline mast cell tumours (MCTs) and to examine the effects of tyrosine kinase inhibition on the phosphorylation of mutant kit in vitro and in clinical cases of cats. Sequence analysis of KIT identified mutations in...
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