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BRAF mutation is frequently present in sporadic colorectal cancer with methylated hMLH1, but not in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jan 2004
Deng Guoren, Bell Ian, Crawley Suzanne, Gum James, Terdiman Jonathan P, Allen Brian A, Truta Brindusa, Sleisenger Marvin H, Kim Young S
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PURPOSE: The BRAF gene encodes a serine/threonine kinase and plays an important role in the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. BRAF mutations in sporadic colorectal cancer with microsatellite instability (MSI) are more frequently detected than those in microsatellite stable cancer. In this study, we sought to compare the frequencies of BRAF mutations in sporadic colorectal cancer with MSI with...
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