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PIK3CA Mutational Analysis in Patients With Macrodactyly.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2000
Becker Jakob, Gross Ulrike Camenisch, Weber Daniel M, Weibel Lisa, Theiler Martin, Brandt Simone, Bode Peter K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Somatic mosaicism for PIK3CA mutations causes various types of growth disorders, which have been summarized under the term PROS (PIK3CA related overgrowth spectrum). Targeted therapy with PI3K inhibitors seems to be a promising alternative for severe PROS cases. Therefore, PIK3CA testing may become more relevant in the future. METHODS: We report on 14 PROS patients, who had surgery for macrodactyly in...
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