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Differential Impact of ALK Mutations in Neuroblastoma.
JCO precision oncology - 1 Jan 2021
O'Donohue Tara, Gulati Nitya, Mauguen Audrey, Kushner Brian H, Shukla Neerav, Rodriguez-Sanchez M I, Bouvier Nancy, Roberts Stephen, Basu Ellen, Cheung Nai-Kong, Modak Shakeel
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PURPOSE: The tyrosine kinase receptor anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) can be abnormally activated in neuroblastoma, and somatic ALK mutations occur in 6%-10% of patients. The differential clinical impact of these mutations has not been clearly elucidated. METHODS: Data on patients with neuroblastoma harboring ALK mutations were retrospectively analyzed. ALK sequencing was performed by whole-genome sequencing,...
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