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MEK1 and AKT2 mutations in Japanese lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 May 2010
Sasaki Hidefumi, Hikosaka Yu, Kawano Osamu, Moriyama Satoru, Yano Motoki, Fujii Yoshitaka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, to identify potential somatic mutations in genes of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway, MEK1 gene mutation at exon 2 and mutation of the AKT2 (v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homologue 2) gene at kinase domain have been reported in non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: We investigated the MEK1 mutation (n = 280) and AKT2 mutation (n = 273) in surgically treated...
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