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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
Published online Mar 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1891
KIT exon 11 codon 557/558 deletion/insertion mutations define a subset of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with malignant potential
Katerina Kontogianni-Katsarou, Evi Kairi-Vassilatou, Agatha Kondi-Paphiti, Department of Pathology, Athens Medical School, Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Constantina Lariou, Department of Pathology, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Euthimios Dimitriadis, Nikolaos Pandis, Department of Genetics, Saint Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Kontogianni-Katsarou K and Dimitriadis E contributed equally to this work; Kontogianni-Katsarou K, Dimitriadis E and Kondi-Paphiti A designed research; Kontogianni-Katsarou K, Dimitriadis E performed research and wrote the paper; Lariou C, Kairi-Vassilatou E and Kondi-Paphiti A contributed to histological reports; Pandis N analyzed data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Katerina Kontogianni-Katsarou, Department of Pathology, Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece. k.kontogianni@m2k.gr
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Received: September 10, 2007
Revised: January 10, 2008
Published online: March 28, 2008
Revised: January 10, 2008
Published online: March 28, 2008
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