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A PIK3CA mutation detected in plasma from a patient with synchronous primary breast and lung cancers.
Human pathology - 1 Apr 2014
Jelovac Danijela, Beaver Julia A, Balukrishna Sasidharan, Wong Hong Yuen, Toro Patricia Valda, Cimino-Mathews Ashley, Argani Pedram, Stearns Vered, Jacobs Lisa, VanDenBerg Dustin, Kessler Jill, Jeter Stacie, Park Ben H, Wolff Antonio C
Abstract excerpt
Digital polymerase chain reaction is a new technology that enables detection and quantification of cancer DNA molecules from peripheral blood. Using this technique, we identified mutant PIK3CA DNA in circulating ptDNA (plasma tumor DNA) from a patient with concurrent early stage breast cancer and...
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