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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Umio Yamaguchi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-8167 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20080901 25
<h4>Purpose</h4>The majority of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) can be cured by surgery alone, but relapse occurs in 20% to 40% of cases. GISTs are considered to invariably arise through gain of function KIT or PDGFA mutation of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC). However, the genetic basis of the malignant progression of GISTs are poorly understood.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>The expression levels of 54,613 probe sets in 32 surgical samples of untreated GISTs of the stomach and small ...[more]