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Correlation between activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and prognosis of breast cancer in Chinese women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Deng Ling, Chen Jie, Zhong Xiao Rong, Luo Ting, Wang Yan Ping, Huang Hui Fen, Yin Li-Juan, Qiu Yan, Bu Hong, Lv Qing, Zheng Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Abnormal activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR (PAM) pathway, caused by PIK3CA mutation, KRAS mutation, PTEN loss, or AKT1 mutation, is one of the most frequent signaling abnormalities in breast carcinoma. However, distribution and frequencies of mutations in PAM pathway are unclear in breast cancer patients from the mainland of China and the correlation between these mutations and breast cancer outcome remains...
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