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Correlation between mutational status and survival and second cancer risk assessment in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a population-based study.
World journal of surgical oncology - 13 Feb 2015
Rubió-Casadevall Jordi, Borràs Joan Lluis, Carmona-García Maria Carme, Ameijide Alberto, Gonzalez-Vidal Allan, Ortiz Maria Rosa, Bosch Ramon, Riu Francesc, Parada David, Martí Esther, Miró Josefina, Sirvent Juan Jose, Galceran Jaume, Marcos-Gragera Rafael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are sarcomas of the digestive tract characterized by mutations mainly located in the c-KIT or in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)-alpha genes. Mutations in the BRAF gene have also been described. Our purpose is to define the distribution of c-KIT, PDGFR and BRAF mutations in a population-based cohort of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) patients...
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