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Activation of the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in non-melanoma skin cancer is not mediated by oncogenic PIK3CA and AKT1 hotspot mutations.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Aug 2010
Hafner Christian, Landthaler Michael, Vogt Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Non-melanoma skin cancer represents the most frequent human cancer entity. Activation of the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway has been reported both in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin and in basal cell carcinoma (BCC). In many cancers, including SCC of the head and neck, the oesophagus and the penis, activation of this pathway is mediated by oncogenic PIK3CA and AKT1 mutations. We therefore screened 61...
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