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 …

[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 of the PIK3CA Gene in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

G García-Rostán, AM Costa, I Pereira-Castro… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase (PI3K) pathway is frequently activated in
thyroid carcinomas through the constitutive activation of stimulatory molecules (eg, Ras) …

Genetic alterations and their relationship in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway in thyroid cancer

P Hou, D Liu, Y Shan, S Hu, K Studeman… - Clinical cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Purpose: To investigate the overall occurrence and relationship of genetic alterations in the
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway in thyroid tumors and explore the scope of …

High prevalence and mutual exclusivity of genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/akt pathway in thyroid tumors

Y Wang, P Hou, H Yu, W Wang, M Ji… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Context: Genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway and
their role in thyroid tumor pathogenesis in Chinese people remain undefined. Objective: The …

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 …

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 …

Dysregulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway in thyroid neoplasia

JE Paes, MD Ringel - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North …, 2008 - Elsevier
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway is an important regulator of
many cellular events, including apoptosis, proliferation, and motility. Enhanced activation of …

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 …