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A prospective epidemiological study of new incident GISTs during two consecutive years in Rhône Alpes region: incidence and molecular distribution of GIST in a European region.
British journal of cancer - 13 Jul 2010
Cassier P A, Ducimetière F, Lurkin A, Ranchère-Vince D, Scoazec J-Y, Bringuier P-P, Decouvelaere A-V, Méeus P, Cellier D, Blay J-Y, Ray-Coquard I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Preliminary data indicate that the molecular epidemiology of localised gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) may be different from that of advanced GIST. We sought to investigate the molecular epidemiology of sarcomas, including GIST, in the Rhone-Alpes region in France. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective and exhaustive study in the Rhone-Alpes Region in France to assess the precise incidence of...
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