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BRAF and KRAS mutations in prostatic adenocarcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Oct 2006
Cho Nam-Yun, Choi Minhee, Kim Baek-Hee, Cho Yong-Mee, Moon Kyung Chul, Kang Gyeong Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Constitutive activation of the kinase cascade involving RAS, RAF, MEK and ERK is common to human cancers, and mutations of KRAS and BRAF are mutually exclusive and serve as alternatives to activate the RAS/RAF/ERK signaling pathway. RAS mutations are known to occur in prostate adenocarcinomas, but little is known about BRAF mutations in these tumors. In the present study, BRAF and KRAS mutations were...
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