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Kit Mutations: New Insights and Diagnostic Value.
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2018
Falchi Lorenzo, Verstovsek Srdan
Abstract excerpt
Mastocytosis is a World Health Organization-defined clonal mast cell disorder characterized by significant clinicopathologic heterogeneity. Despite this diversity, a mutation of the KIT gene, most commonly D816V, is found in almost all cases and believed a driver lesion. Peripheral blood allele-specific oligonucleotide polymerase chain reaction can reliably detect KIT D816V and is used for the initial screening...
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