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A Sensitive NanoString-Based Assay to Score STK11 (LKB1) Pathway Disruption in Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jun 2016
Chen Lu, Engel Brienne E, Welsh Eric A, Yoder Sean J, Brantley Stephen G, Chen Dung-Tsa, Beg Amer A, Cao Chunxia, Kaye Frederic J, Haura Eric B, Schabath Matthew B, Cress W Douglas
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INTRODUCTION: Serine/threonine kinase 11 gene (STK11), better known as liver kinase β1, is a tumor suppressor that is commonly mutated in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Previous work has shown that mutational inactivation of the STK11 pathway may serve as a predictive biomarker for cancer treatments, including phenformin and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition. Although immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and diagnostic...
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