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Somatic mutations of the KEAP1 gene in common solid cancers.
Histopathology - 1 May 2012
Yoo Nam Jin, Kim Hyung Ran, Kim Yoo Ri, An Chang Hyeok, Lee Sug Hyung
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AIMS: KEAP1 inhibits nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-induced cytoprotection, and is considered to be a candidate tumour suppressor. Somatic mutation of NRF2 has been analysed in a wide variety of human cancers, whereas somatic mutation of KEAP1 has been reported only in lung and gall bladder cancers. The aim of our study was to investigate whether KEAP1 mutations are widespread in human...
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