Analysis of KIT mutation and protein expression in fine needle aspirates of gastrointestinal stromal/smooth muscle tumors

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 981-986

  Li, S Q ^a   O'Leary, T J ^a   Sobin, L H ^a   Erozan, Y S ^a   Rosenthal, D L ^a   Przygodzki, R M ^a  

^a VC 14 215 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Gastrointestinal stromal smooth muscle tumors; KIT mutation

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DELETION MUTANT; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE TUMOR; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033652255     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328620     Document Type: Article

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