The Mutational Landscape of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

The mutational profile of head and neck cancer is complex and may pose challenges to the development of targeted therapies.

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Head and neckBasal cellHead and neck squamous-cell carcinomaCarcinomaBiologyMedicinePathologyInternal medicineHead and neck cancerCancerSurgery

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 333
Issue: 6046
Pages: 1157-1160
Citations: 2498
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                                    Nicolas Stransky, 
                                
                                    Ann Marie Egloff, 
                                
                                    Aaron D. Tward
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            The Mutational Landscape of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. 
                            Science
                            , 333
                            (6046)
                            , 1157-1160.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1208130
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1208130