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Therapeutic targeting of the epidermal growth factor receptor in human cancer.
Critical reviews in oncogenesis - 1 Jan 2012
Dhomen Nathalie S, Mariadason John, Tebbutt Niall, Scott Andrew M
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; also referred to as HER1 or ERBB1), is a member of the type 1 receptor tyrosine kinase family known as the ERBB family. Comprising 4 members-ERBB1, ERBB2 (also known as HER2), ERBB3 (HER3), and ERBB4 (HER4)-these receptors play a principal role in allowing cells to integrate and respond correctly to diverse external stimuli, ranging from soluble endocrine and paracrine...
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