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EGFR; Epidermal growth factor receptor (avian erythroblastic leukemia viral (v-erb-b) oncogene homolog) (7p12)
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EGFR; Epidermal growth factor receptor (avian erythroblastic leukemia viral (v-erb-b) oncogene homolog)

Location: 7p12
Alias: ERBB

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      EGFR and CNS tumours

  • Korshunov A, et al. Prognostic value of tumour associated antigen immunoreactivity and apoptosis in cerebral glioblastomas: an analysis of 168 cases. J Clin Pathol 1999;52(8):574-80    Related articles (PubMed)

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  •   EGFR and Astrocytoma

  • Leenstra S, et al. Genetic sub-types of human malignant astrocytoma correlate with survival. Int J Cancer 1998 Apr 17;79(2):159-65    Related articles (PubMed)

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  •   EGFR Amplification in Esophageal Cancer

  • Torzewski M, et al. The prognostic significance of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus. Anticancer Res 1997 Sep-Oct;17(5B):3915-9    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Kitagawa Y, et al. Further evidence for prognostic significance of epidermal growth factor receptor gene amplification in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 1996;2(5):909-14    Related articles (PubMed)

  • Itakura Y, et al. Epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression in esophageal carcinoma. An immunohistochemical study correlated with clinicopathologic findings and DNA amplification. Cancer. 1994 Aug 1;74(3):795-804.    Related articles (PubMed)

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