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Incidentally simultaneous occurrence of RET/PTC, H4-PTEN and BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Cancer letters - 8 May 2008
Wang Yu-Long, Wang Jiu-Cun, Wu Yi, Zhang Ling, Huang Cai-Ping, Shen Qiang, Zhu Yong-Xue, Li Duan-Shu, Ji Qing-Hai
Abstract excerpt
Because interaction existed between PTEN and RET-RAS-RAF-MAPK pathway, H4-PTEN (a newly identified gene rearrangement), RET/PTC and BRAF mutation were scanned in 125 Chinese patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). H4-PTEN were detected in 9.6% of PTC and the frequency of the occurrence of BRAF mutation and/or RET/PTC in H4-PTEN positive tumors was extremely high (75%). On the other hand, age has an...
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