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Preponderance of the oncogenic V599E and V599K mutations in B-raf kinase domain is enhanced in melanoma cutaneous/subcutaneous metastases.
BMC cancer - 3 Jun 2005
Deichmann Martin, Thome Marianne, Benner Axel, Kirschner Martin, Hassanzadeh Judith, Kurzen Hjalmar
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BACKGROUND: Downstream of Ras, the serine/threonine kinase B-raf has been reported to be mutated, among other carcinomas, in a substantial subset of primary melanomas with a preponderance of mutations within the kinase domain including the activating V599E and V599K transitions. METHODS: We here investigated a representative series of 60 resection specimens of cutaneous and subcutaneous melanoma metastases for...
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