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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(5):325; doi:10.1093/jnci/97.5.325-a
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

MEMO TO THE MEDIA

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Study Examines Role of EGFR Gene Mutations in Lung Cancer Development

Sarah L. Zielinski

jncimedia@oupjournals.org
301-841-1287
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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A new study has found that mutations in either of two genes are involved in the development of lung cancer. One of them is the first known mutation to occur specifically in never smokers, according to a new study in the March 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Studies have found that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is mutated in many . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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