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BRAF mutations and RET/PTC rearrangements are alternative events in the etiopathogenesis of PTC.
Oncogene - 17 Jul 2003
Soares Paula, Trovisco Vítor, Rocha Ana Sofia, Lima Jorge, Castro Patrícia, Preto Ana, Máximo Valdemar, Botelho Tiago, Seruca Raquel, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Rearrangement of RET proto-oncogene is the major event in the etiopathogenesis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We report a high prevalence of BRAF(V599E) mutation in sporadic PTC and in PTC-derived cell lines. The BRAF(V599E) mutation was detected in 23 of 50 PTC (46%) and in three of four PTC-derived cell lines. The prevalence of the BRAF(V599E) mutation in PTC is the highest reported to date in human...
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