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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in Japanese men with lung adenocarcinomas.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Tomita Masaki, Ayabe Takanori, Chosa Eiichi, Kawagoe Katsuya, Nakamura Kunihide
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BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations play a vital role in the prognosis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Such somatic mutations are more common in women who are non-smokers with adenocarcinoma and are of Asian origin. However, to our knowledge, there are few studies that have focused on men. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and eighty-four consecutive patients (90 men and 94 women)...
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