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Tyrosine kinase mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a nation-wide study in Iceland.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Sept 2010
Tryggvason Geir, Hilmarsdottir Bylgja, Gunnarsson Guethmundur H, Jónsson Jón Jóhannes, Jónasson Jón G, Magnússon Magnús K
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by activating mutations in the tyrosine kinase genes c-kit or PDGFRA. This study examined the mutation rate and type in a population-based material. All gastrointestinal m...
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