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AKT1 pleckstrin homology domain E17K activating mutation in endometrial carcinoma.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jan 2010
Cohen Yoram, Shalmon Bruria, Korach Jacob, Barshack Iris, Fridman Eddie, Rechavi Gideon
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OBJECTIVES: The PI3K/AKT pathway is frequently activated in endometrial carcinoma (EC) mainly due to mutations in the PIK3CA and PTEN genes. These events are common and believed to be the key to endometrial carcinogenesis. Recently, a somatic activating mutation in the AKT1 gene (E17K) was identi...
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