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Increased expression of the putative growth factor receptor p185HER2 causes transformation and tumorigenesis of NIH 3T3 cells

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In experiments designed to assess the role of the HER2 gene in oncogenesis, overexpression of unaltered HER2 coding sequences in NIH 3T3 cells resulted in cellular transformation and tumorigenesis.
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The HER2 gene encodes a cell-surface glycoprotein with extensive homology to the epidermal growth factor receptor. Recently it was found to be amplified in about 30% of primary human breast malignancies. In experiments designed to assess the role of the HER2 gene in oncogenesis, we found that overexpression of unaltered HER2 coding sequences in NIH 3T3 cells resulted in cellular transformation and tumorigenesis.

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Human breast cancer: correlation of relapse and survival with amplification of the HER-2/neu oncogene

TL;DR: Amplification of the HER-2/neu gene was a significant predictor of both overall survival and time to relapse in patients with breast cancer, and had greater prognostic value than most currently used prognostic factors in lymph node-positive disease.
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A new technique for the assay of infectivity of human adenovirus 5 DNA.

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Close similarity of epidermal growth factor receptor and v- erb-B oncogene protein sequences

TL;DR: Six peptides derived from the human epidermal growth factor receptor very closely matches a part of the deduced sequence of the v-erb-B transforming protein of avian erythroblastosis virus (AEV).
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Tyrosine kinase receptor with extensive homology to EGF receptor shares chromosomal location with neu oncogene.

TL;DR: A novel potential cell surface receptor of the tyrosine kinase gene family has been identified and characterized by molecular cloning and its primary sequence is very similar to that of the human epidermal growth factor receptor and the v-erbB oncogene product.
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Amplification, enhanced expression and possible rearrangement of EGF receptor gene in primary human brain tumours of glial origin

TL;DR: 4 of 10 primary brain tumours of glial origin which express levels of EGF receptors that are higher than normal also have amplified EGF receptor genes, suggesting that such altered expression and amplification is a particular feature of certain human tumours.
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