Two different KIT mutations may lead to different responses to imatinib in metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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Yim, Eunjung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
An, Ho Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
Cho, Uiju (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
Kim, Youngwoo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
Kim, Seung Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
Choi, Yeon-Geun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
Shim, Byoung Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)

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