AXL mediates resistance to PI3Kα inhibition by activating the EGFR/PKC/mTOR axis in head and neck and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas.
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Nicholas Socci
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-61515 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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