c‐kit Gene mutation at exon 17 or 13 is very rare in sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors
- 24 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Vol. 18 (2) , 147-151
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02911.x
Abstract
Background and Aim: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the human gut. They frequently have gain‐of‐function mutations of the c‐kit gene, which encodes a...Keywords
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