KRAS Mutation in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Extrapulmonary Small Cell Cancer
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KRAS Mutation in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Extrapulmonary Small Cell Cancer.
BACKGROUND Lung cancer is one of the most lethal cancers. It is mainly classified into 2 groups: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas (EPSCC) are very rare. The Ras oncogene controls most of the cellular functions in the cell. Overall, 21.6% of human cancers contain a Kirsten Ras (KRAS) mutation. SCLC and EPSCC have several s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Balkan Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2146-3123,2146-3131
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150610