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Kinase genotype analysis of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor cytology samples using targeted next-generation sequencing.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Jan 2015
Gleeson Ferga C, Kipp Benjamin R, Kerr Sarah E, Voss Jesse S, Graham Rondell P, Campion Michael B, Minot Douglas M, Tu Zheng J, Klee Eric W, Lazaridis Konstantinos N, Henry Michael R, Levy Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) usually contain the mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit gene (KIT) or platelet-derived growth factor receptor A (PDGFRA) mutations that can be targeted by, or mediate resistance to, imatinib. Diagnostic material often is obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration, which often is unsuitable for molecular analysis. We investigated whether...
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