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Frequency of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in Bangladeshi patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Feb 2014
Rahman Shakibur, Kondo Nobuyuki, Yoneda Kazue, Takuwa Teruhisa, Hashimoto Masaki, Orui Hayato, Okumura Yoshitomo, Tanaka Fumihiro, Kumamoto Kanako, Mostafa Mohammad Golam, Chowdhury Golam Mohiuddin Akbar, Haque Akramul, Hasegawa Seiki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Worldwide studies on lung adenocarcinoma have demonstrated a genetic divergence of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway according to ethnicity, such as higher frequency of activated EGFR mutations among East Asian patients. However, such information is still lacking in some developing countries. METHODS: We investigated the frequency of EGFR mutations among Bangladeshi patients with...
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