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RASSF1A methylation and K-ras and B-raf mutations and recurrent endometrial cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Mar 2007
Pijnenborg J M A, Dam-de Veen G C, Kisters N, Delvoux B, van Engeland M, Herman J G, Groothuis P G
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BACKGROUND: Aberrations in mediators of Ras signaling may increase the risk of developing recurrent endometrial carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Primary tumors of patients with (n = 44) and without (n = 44) recurrent stage I endometrioid endometrial carcinoma were compared regarding the presence of K-ras mutations (codons 12 and 13), B-raf mutations (V599), and RASSF1A gene promoter methylation. RESULTS: K-ras...
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