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New pattern of EGFR amplification in glioblastoma and the relationship of gene copy number with gene expression profile.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jun 2010
Lopez-Gines Concha, Gil-Benso Rosario, Ferrer-Luna Ruben, Benito Rafael, Serna Eva, Gonzalez-Darder Jose, Quilis Vicente, Monleon Daniel, Celda Bernardo, Cerdá-Nicolas Miguel
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Gene amplification is a process that is characterized by an increase in the copy number of a restricted region in a chromosome arm, and is frequently associated with an overexpression of the corresponding amplified gene. Amplified DNA can be organized either as extrachromosomal elements, repeated units at a single locus or scattered throughout the genome. The amplification of the gene for epidermal growth factor...
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