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*Sequence Kit gene, PDGFRA gene. | *Sequence Kit gene, PDGFRA gene. | ||
**Kit gene sequencing is being done more frequently as of late-- if a mutation is found it suggest the drug ''[[imatinib]]'' will be effective. | **Kit gene sequencing is being done more frequently as of late-- if a mutation is found it suggest the drug ''[[imatinib]]'' will be effective. | ||
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===Staging=== | |||
*The stage is primarily determined by the tumour size and mitotic grade. | |||
**In the stomach, the mitotic grade determines whether a given tumour is Stage I or Stage III.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Coccolini | first1 = F. | last2 = Catena | first2 = F. | last3 = Ansaloni | first3 = L. | last4 = Pinna | first4 = AD. | title = Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and mitosis, pay attention. | journal = World J Gastroenterol | volume = 18 | issue = 6 | pages = 587-8 | month = Feb | year = 2012 | doi = 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.587 | PMID = 22363128 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||