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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2008; 14(12): 1891-1897
Published online Mar 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1891
Table 4 GIST phenotypes according to the presence and type of KIT mutations
Differentiation
Epithelioid (%)Spindle cells (%)Mixed type 1 (%)Mixed type 2 (%)P
KIT mutation
Positive10.573.315.8NS
Negative9.154.59.127.3
Exon 966.733.3NS
Exon 1112.57512.5
Insertions1000.03
Deletions80.020.0
Substitutions100