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Prognostic implications of PIK3CA amplification in curatively resected liposarcoma.
Oncotarget - 26 Apr 2016
Kim Joo Hoon, Lee Jae Seok, Kim Eo Jin, Park Kyu Hyun, Kim Ki Hyang, Yi Seong Yoon, Kim Han Seong, Cho Yong Jin, Shin Kyoo-Ho, Ahn Joong Bae, Hu Hyuk, Kim Kyung Sik, Choi Young Deuk, Kim Sunghoon, Lee Young Han, Suh Jin-Suck, Noh Sung Hoon, Rha Sun Young, Kim Hyo Song
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated the epidemiologic characteristics and prognostic significance of PIK3CA mutations/amplifications in curative resected liposarcoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 125 liposarcoma tissue samples were collected over a 12-year period. PIK3CA mutations and gene copy number amplifications were analyzed by pyrosequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). RESULTS: Nine of the...
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