The expression of KIT receptor dimers in gastrointestinal stromal tumors independent of c-kit mutation and SCF expression is associated with high-risk stratification

Oncology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-811

  Qiu, Cen ^a   Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Bai, Chenguang ^a   Ma, da Lie ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; KIT dimer

Indexed keywords

DIMER; KI 67 ANTIGEN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ONCOGENE C KIT; PATHOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84864666728     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.797     Document Type: Article

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