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Absence of hotspot mutations in exons 9 and 20 of the PIK3CA gene in human oral squamous cell carcinoma in the Greek population.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics - 1 May 2010
Kostakis George C, Papadogeorgakis Nikos, Koumaki Vasiliki, Kamakari Smaragda, Koumaki Dimitra, Alexandridis Constantinos
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OBJECTIVE: Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinases (PI3K) are a group of heterodimeric lipid kinases that regulate many cellular processes. Recent studies have reported high frequencies of somatic hotspot mutations in the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase catalytic alpha (PIK3CA) gene, which encodes for one of these kinases, in several human solid tumors, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The aim of this study...
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