c-KIT mutation analysis for diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in fine needle aspiration specimens

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Authors

Carlynn Willmore‐Payne · ARUP Laboratories (United States)

Abstract

It appears that high resolution amplicon melting analysis can be successfully performed on material obtained by FNA and will show either KIT for PDGFR mutations in the majority of GIST FNA specimens.

Topics & Keywords

Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 105, Issue 3, pp. 165-170

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21064

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