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Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors, lentigines, and café-au-lait macules associated with germline c-kit mutation treated with imatinib.

Divya GuptaLaxmisha ChandrashekarLidia LarizzaElisa A ColomboLaura FontanaCristina GervasiniDevinder M ThappaMedha RajappaKalai Selvi RajendiranGubbi Shamanna SreenathVikram Kate
Published in: International journal of dermatology (2017)
A c-kit mutational test in familial GISTs is indicated before initiation of imatinib therapy, as it can help predict tumor response to treatment.
Keyphrases
  • chronic myeloid leukemia
  • early onset
  • dna repair
  • sensitive detection
  • stem cells
  • dna damage
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • newly diagnosed
  • cell therapy