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Understanding PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling in squamous cell carcinoma: mutated PIK3CA as an example.
Molecular biomedicine - 15 Apr 2024
Zheng Shutao, He Shuo, Liang Yan, Tan Yiyi, Liu Qing, Liu Tao, Lu Xiaomei
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Compared with those in adenocarcinoma, PIK3CA mutations are more common in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which arises from stratified squamous epithelia that are usually exposed to adverse environmental factors. Although hotspot mutations in exons 9 and 20 of PIK3CA, including E542K, E545K, H1047L and H1047R, are frequently encountered in the clinic, their clinicopathological meaning remains to be determined in...
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