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MYC amplification as a prognostic marker of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma identified by whole genome copy number analysis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Mar 2011
Iwakawa Reika, Kohno Takashi, Kato Motohiro, Shiraishi Kouya, Tsuta Koji, Noguchi Masayuki, Ogawa Seishi, Yokota Jun
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PURPOSE: Even in small-sized (≤ 2 cm in greatest dimension) and/or pathologic stage I lung adenocarcinoma (ADC), a considerable proportion of the patients will relapse within 5 years and show poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to identify genetic alterations that define prognosis of patients with early-stage lung ADC. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Regions of copy number alterations in 65 small-sized lung ADCs...
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