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Ductal activation of oncogenic KRAS alone induces sarcomatoid phenotype.
Scientific reports - 20 Aug 2015
Fu Yong, Cruz-Monserrate Zobeida, Helen Lin H, Chung Yiyin, Ji Baoan, Lin Szu-Min, Vonderfecht Steven, Logsdon Craig D, Li Chien-Feng, Ann David K
Abstract excerpt
Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is an uncommon, but aggressive malignant tumor with a high mortality rate. Herein, we reported the detection of somatic KRAS A146T and Q61H mutations in 2 out of 4 (50%) sarcomatoid SDC variants. Transgenic mice carrying the human oncogenic KRAS(G12V), which spatiotemporal activation by tamoxifen (TAM)-inducible Cre recombinase Ela-CreERT in the submandibular gland (SMG) ductal...
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