The Defining Genetic Abnormality of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

The defining genetic abnormality of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is the presence of a mutant form of which of the following genes?

• A) PAX
• B) c-KIT
• C) SYT
• D) EWSR-1

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