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Higher dosage of the epidermal growth factor receptor mutant allele in lung adenocarcinoma correlates with younger age, stage IV at presentation, and poorer survival.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Aug 2011
Oakley Gerard J, Chiosea Simion I
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INTRODUCTION: The clinical significance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant allele specific imbalance (MASI) in lung adenocarcinomas is unknown. METHODS: EGFR MASI was characterized by sequencing electropherograms (SEs) and EGFR fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in 96 prospectively tested lung adenocarcinoma patients with a median follow-up of 20 months (all cases were EGFR...
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