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LKB1 gene alterations in surgically resectable adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Surgery today - 1 Jan 2011
Okuda Katsuhiro, Sasaki Hidefumi, Hikosaka Yu, Kawano Osamu, Moriyama Satoru, Yano Motoki, Fujii Yoshitaka
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Germline mutations of LKB1 (also known as SKT11; locus 19p13.3) cause the occurrence of autosomal dominant Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS). Nearly half of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines and one-third of lung adenocarcinoma in Caucasian patients have an LKB1 mutation. METHODS: This study examined the mutational hot spots of the LKB1 gene in surgical resectable lung adenocarcinoma. Exons 1,...
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