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BRAF mutations in an Italian cohort of thyroid cancers.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2004
Fugazzola Laura, Mannavola Deborah, Cirello Valentina, Vannucchi Guia, Muzza Marina, Vicentini Leonardo, Beck-Peccoz Paolo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recently, a somatic point mutation of the BRAF gene (V599E) has been identified as the most common genetic event in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with a variable frequency (about 25-70%) in different series from USA, Japan, Portugal and Ukraine. DESIGN: In the present study, the genetic analysis of BRAF in an Italian cohort of 65 thyroid tumours with corresponding normal tissues and 21 thyroid...
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