[PDF][PDF] Frequent mutations and amplifications of the PIK3CA gene in pituitary tumors

Y Lin, X Jiang, Y Shen, M Li, H Ma… - Endocrine-related …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Genetic alterations in the PIK3CA gene of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT
pathway have been found in many human tumors, but they have not been explored in …

Mutation and genomic amplification of the PIK3CA proto-oncogene in pituitary adenomas

CB Murat, PBS Braga, M Fortes… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
The tumorigenesis of pituitary adenomas is poorly understood. Mutations of the PIK3CA
proto-oncogene, which encodes the p110-α catalytic subunit of PI3K, have been reported in …

Uncommon Mutation, but Common Amplifications, of the PIK3CA Gene in Thyroid Tumors

G Wu, E Mambo, Z Guo, S Hu, X Huang… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context: As in many other human cancers, overactivation of the phosphotidylinositol 3-
kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway occurs frequently in thyroid cancer, but the mechanism …

Clinicopathological Analysis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer with PIK3CA Alterations in a Middle Eastern Population

J Abubaker, Z Jehan, P Bavi, M Sultana… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: Genetic aberration in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway has been
detected in numerous and diverse human cancers. PIK3CA, which encodes for the catalytic …

PIK3CA mutations in advanced ovarian carcinomas

Y Wang, Å Helland, R Holm, GB Kristensen… - Human …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
PIK3CA belongs to the phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinases (PI3Ks) family, which play an
important role in proliferation, adherence, transformation and cell survival through the …

PIK3CA Gene Mutations in Pediatric and Adult Glioblastoma Multiforme

GL Gallia, V Rand, IM Siu, CG Eberhart… - Molecular Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3K) are a family of enzymes that relay
important cellular growth control signals. Recently, a large-scale mutational analysis of eight …

PIK3CA Mutations in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

W Qiu, F Schönleben, X Li, DJ Ho, LG Close… - Clinical cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Recent studies have reported high frequencies of somatic mutations in the
phosphoinositide-3-kinase catalytic α (PIK3CA) gene in several human solid tumors …

Oncogenic mutations of PIK3CA in human cancers

Y Samuels, VE Velculescu - Cell cycle, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are important regulators of signaling pathways. To
determine whether PI3Ks are genetically altered in human cancers, we recently analyzed …

Oncogenic mutations of PIK3CA in human cancers

Y Samuels, T Waldman - Phosphoinositide 3-kinase in Health and …, 2011 - Springer
The involvement of the PIK3CA gene product p110α, the catalytic subunit of
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), in human cancer has been suggested for over 15 …

Frequent Mutation of the PIK3CA Gene in Ovarian and Breast Cancers

DA Levine, F Bogomolniy, CJ Yee, A Lash… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway, resulting in
increased cell proliferation, survival, and motility, is believed to play an oncogenic role in …