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PIK3CA exon 20 mutations are associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer patients.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Nov 2012
Mangone Flavia R, Bobrovnitchaia Irina G, Salaorni Sibeli, Manuli Erika, Nagai Maria A
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OBJECTIVES: The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT axis is an important cell-signaling pathway that mediates cell proliferation and survival, two biological processes that regulate malignant cell growth. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase CA gene encodes the p110α subunit of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase protein. There are phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase CA mutations in several types of human tumors, and they are...
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