Prevalence and prognostic role of PIK3CA E545K mutation in Iranian colorectal cancer patients.

Reza Ranjbar, Somayeh Mohammadpour, Amir Torshizi Esfahani, Sina Namazian, Mohammad Yaghob-Taleghani, Kaveh Baghaei, Seyed Abdolreza Mortazavi Tabatabaei, Leila Pasharavesh, Ehsan Nazemalhosseini Mojarad

PubMed · 2019 · 12 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

A high frequency of PIK3CA E545K mutation was detected in Iranian CRC patients. The results of the present study suggested that PIK3CA E545K mutation may be associated with poor prognosis. These findings require further confirmation via prospective studies with larger samples.

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