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Clinical and epidemiological study of EGFR mutations and EML4-ALK fusion genes among Indian patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung The present study was carried out to detect the prevalence of EGFR mutations and EML4-ALK fusions in EGFR mutation-negative cases of NSCLC (adenocarcinoma) as well as to evaluate the clinical characteristics of EGFR mutations and EML4-ALK fusions in EGFR mutation-negative cases of NSCLC.
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- BCR-ABL mutation analysis has been proposed as a diagnostic test to detect secondary mutations in the ABL portion of the BCR-ABL oncogene associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a cytogenetic subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Philadelphia chromosome positive [Ph+] ALL).CR-ABL mutations may confer resistance by a variety of mechanisms, but commonly affect conformation of the protein TKI binding site on the tyrosine kinase phosphate binding loop (P-loop) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site such that protein TKI inactivation of tyrosine kinase is blocked.
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Clinical and epidemiological study of EGFR mutations and EML4-ALK fusion genes among Indian patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung Age was categorized in three groups in this study, and a higher EML4-ALK fusion gene mutation rate (24%) was observed in the youngest age group, of 20–40 years (P=0.006), as compared to 3.9% and 1.9% in the age groups of 40–60 years and >60 years, respectively.
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Activation of Tyrosine Kinases in Cancer Abnormally elevated EGFR-TK activity is associated with the most common human solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal adenocarcinoma, glioblastoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and gastric, pancreatic, breast, ovarian, cervical, and prostate cancers (Table 1⇓) [4, 7].
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- In contrast to tumors from patients with VHL germline mutation, however, point mutations of the wild-type allele can be detected in tumors from patients with VHL germline deletion.Oncogene (2002) 21, 1167 - 1170 DOI: 10.1038/sj/onc/1205121.ll three tumors showed retention of one VHL allele by FISH. Single-strand conformation polymorphism and mutation analysis of microdissected tumor DNA revealed somatic point mutations of the wild-type VHL copies in each of the three tumors.
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Mutation Profiling in Uterine Carcinosarcoma / Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumors To compare the mutation profiles of the carcinoma and the sarcoma components in uterine carcinosarcoma to determine the relationship between the two components and the directionality of tumor progress.
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Genes, Smoking, and Lung Cancer In the three lung cancer studies, the researchers used GWAS to scan the genome, and they found associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and lung cancer on chromosome 15. In other words, the researchers found that certain SNPs are more common in people with lung cancer.
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- In fact, because of the increased risk of a second breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, some doctors recommend that women with early-onset breast cancer and those whose family history is consistent with a mutation in one of these genes have genetic testing when breast cancer is diagnosed.armful mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of several cancers in addition to breast and ovarian cancer. BRCA1 mutations may increase a woman’s risk of developing fallopian tube cancer and peritoneal cancer (7, 8).
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EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor [ (human)] 1 EGFR mutations are associated with non-small cell lung cancer. 2  Epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations are associated with treatment response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. 3  The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is over-expressed in 40-80% of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation is associated with response to therapy in resected advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. 2  Nuclear EGFR protein expression predicts poor survival in early stage non-small cell lung cancer. 3  EGFR activating mutations are associated with brain metastases in non-small lung cancer.
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BRCA Gene Mutation Testing BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two tumor suppressor genes. Normally, these genes help prevent cancer by producing proteins that suppress abnormal cell growth. Certain changes (mutations) in these genes affect their normal function, thereby potentially allowing cell growth to occur uncontrolled.
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Test Center Linardou H, Dahabreh IJ, Kanaloupiti D, et al. Assessment of somatic k-ras mutations as a mechanism associated with resistance to EGFR-targeted agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2008;9:962-972.
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- Currently, if EGFR mutation testing is performed as part of a series of tests, KRAS mutation testing is usually done first. If the tumor is negative for KRAS, then EGFR mutation testing may be done, and if that is negative, then a test for ALK mutation may be performed.
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- The discovery in 2004 by several different research groups that somatic mutations in the EGFR gene predicted which lung cancers were likely to respond to therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) was a momentous stride in the treatment of lung cancer.
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New gene mutations for Wilms tumor found New gene mutations for Wilms tumor found. 1  New Genetic Cause of a Childhood Kidney Cancer Discovered. 2  Chest Radiation to Treat Childhood Cancer Increases Patients' Risk of Breast Cancer. 3  Mutations in Gene Essential for Cell Regulation Cause Kidney Cancer in Children.
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Identification and functional characterization of 2 variant alleles of the telomerase RNA template gene ( TERC) in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita Heterozygous mutations of the human telomerase RNA template gene ( TERC ) have been described in patients with acquired aplastic anemia and the autosomal dominant form of dyskeratosis congenita (DKC). Patients with mutations in both TERC alleles have not yet been reported. Here, we report a patient with DKC who inherited 2 distinct TERC sequence variants from her parents; a deletion (216\_229del) in one and a point mutation (37A>G) in the other allele of the TERC gene.
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- Mutations in the HGD gene cause alkaptonuria. The HGD gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called homogentisate oxidase. This enzyme helps break down the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine, which are important building blocks of proteins. Mutations in the HGD gene impair the enzyme's role in this process.
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Discovery of a Mutant-Selective Covalent Inhibitor of EGFR that Overcomes T790M-Mediated Resistance in NSCLC Patients with the most common EGFR mutations (L858R mutation in exon 21 and delE746-A750 deletions in exon 19) typically have good responses to therapy with first-generation reversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), such as erlotinib or gefitinib (3–5).he efficacy of CO-1686 was also examined in the bitransgenic EGFR L858R/T790M; CCSP-rtTA model that mimics T790M-mediated acquired resistance to erlotinib and gefitinib (24). Tumor-bearing animals were randomized and treated with vehicle, 50 mg/kg twice-daily CO-1686, or 20 mg/kg once-daily afatinib.
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FDA Modifies Tarceva Indication for Lung Cancer TARCEVA is a kinase inhibitor indicated for:  The treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. (NSCLC) whose tumors have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by.
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"""Cause And Effect Essays On Lung Cancer"" Essays and Research Papers" Adenocarcinoma is the most common form of lung cancer found in women and is often found in never smokers and non-smokers. It is also the most common type of lung cancer in people under the age of 45 and the most common type of lung cancer among Asians.
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- Today s EU approval is based primarily on results of the Phase III coBRIM study, which showed that people with previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma who were being treated with the MEK inhibitor Cotellic in combination with Zelboraf lived a median of one year (12.
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- Adenocarcinoma in situ of the lung. In situ pulmonary adenocarcinoma (AIS), previously called Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC), is a term describing certain variants of lung cancer arising in the distal bronchioles or alveoli that initially exhibit a specific non-invasive growth pattern. BAC is a type of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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This page Mutations of the WT1 gene on chromosome 11p13 are observed in approximately 20% of Wilms tumors. At least half of the Wilms tumors with mutations in WT1 also carry mutations in CTNNB1, the gene encoding the proto-oncogene beta-catenin. A gene on the X chromosome, WTX, is inactivated in up to 30% of Wilms tumor cases, according to research published in 2007. Most cases do not have mutations in any of these genes.
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What is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? Sometimes, NSCLC may involve epidermal growth factor receptor (or EGFR), a molecule that sits on the surface of lung cells. In some people, mutations (or genetic defects) occur in EGFR that cause them to send out signals that begin to make cancer cells grow out of control, and spread to other parts of your body.
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Whatâs New in Pancreatic Cancer Research? Scientists are learning more about some of the changes in DNA that cause cells in the pancreas to become cancerous. Inherited changes in genes such as BRCA2, p16, and the genes responsible for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) can increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer.Researchers are now looking at how these and other genes may be altered in pancreatic cancers that do not seem to be inherited.They have discovered that pancreatic cancer does not form suddenly. It develops over many years in a series of steps known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia or PanIN.urgery. Surgery to remove pancreatic cancer (most often a Whipple procedure) is a long and complex operation that can be hard both for the surgeon and the patient. It often requires a hospital stay of a week or more, at least in part because of the long incision made in the belly.
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- Blood DNA was available in all but two cases and demonstrated that 4 of 13 mutations and both variants of uncertain significance were germline alterations, whereas in seven cases the mutation was a somatic change present only in the cancer.ermline mutations in the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene are thought to be the most common cause of hereditary ovarian cancer. The aim of this study was to explore further the role of BRCA1 alterations in the development of ovarian cancers.
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Useful For Mutations causing XLA have been found in all domains of the BTK gene, as well as noncoding regions of the gene. Missense mutations account for 40% of all mutations, while nonsense mutations account for 17%, deletions 20%, insertions 7%, and splice-site mutations 16%.