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Screening for germline EGFR T790M mutations through lung cancer genotyping.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jun 2012
Oxnard Geoffrey R, Miller Vincent A, Robson Mark E, Azzoli Christopher G, Pao William, Ladanyi Marc, Arcila Maria E
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INTRODUCTION: The study of patients carrying germline epidermal [corrected] growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, which have been found in cases of familial lung adenocarcinoma, could provide unique insight into lung cancer risk and carcinogenesis in never-smokers. However, investigations into the biology of germline EGFR mutations have been hampered by the lack of an effective strategy for screening for...
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