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Genetic alterations of the PIK3CA oncogene in human oral squamous cell carcinoma in an Indian population.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology - 1 Nov 2015
Shah Sejal, Shah Siddharth, Padh Harish, Kalia Kiran
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OBJECTIVE: The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PIK3) genes, which code for heterodimeric lipid kinases, consist of a catalytic subunit, p110α (PIK3CA), which regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis. Recently, a high frequency of somatic mutations was observed in the PIK3CA gene in various cancer types, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study aimed to determine the frequency of...
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