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Frequency of EGFR mutations in 907 lung adenocarcioma patients of Indian ethnicity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chougule Anuradha, Prabhash Kumar, Noronha Vanita, Joshi Amit, Thavamani Abhishek, Chandrani Pratik, Upadhyay Pawan, Utture Sagarika, Desai Saral, Jambhekar Nirmala, Dutt Amit
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: During the past decade, the incidence of EGFR mutation has been shown to vary across different ethnicities. It occurs at the rate of 10-15% in North Americans and Europeans, 19% in African-Americans, 20-30% in various East Asian series including Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese. Frequency of EGFR mutations in India however remains sparsely explored. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We report 23%...
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