March 1, 2005

Clinical and Biological Features Associated With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutations in Lung Cancers

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Abstract

Mutations in either the EGFR TK domain or the KRAS gene can lead to lung cancer pathogenesis. EGFR TK domain mutations are the first molecular change known to occur specifically in never smokers.

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Shigematsu et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

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