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[Histology and molecular biology of GIST].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2000
Emile Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most frequent sarcomas but were underdiagnosed until the beginning of this century. GIST derive from interstitial cells of Cajal and may develop all along the digestive tract. GIST are characterized by the expression of KIT (CD117), and also DOG-1, which was recently discovered by transcriptome analysis. Gain-of-function mutations of the tyrosine kinase receptors KIT...
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