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Gastric GISTs: Analysis of c-Kit, PDGFRA and BRAF mutations in relation to prognosis and clinical pathological characteristics of patients - A GIRCG study.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Aug 2016
Capelli L, Petracci E, Quagliuolo V, Saragoni L, Colombo P, Morgagni P, Calistri D, Tomezzoli A, Di Cosmo M, Roviello F, Vindigni C, Coniglio A, Villanacci V, Catarci M, Coppola L, Alfieri S, Ricci R, Capella C, Rausei S, Gulino D, Amadori D, Ulivi P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent a subgroup of GISTs with a better prognosis than those located in other areas. In this retrospective study we performed a molecular characterization of a large series of patients with gastric GISTs in relation to clinical-pathological characteristics and prognosis. METHODS: DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded sections from 221 gastric GIST...
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