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BRAF mutation testing of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens for preoperative risk stratification in papillary thyroid cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jun 2009
Xing Mingzhao, Clark Douglas, Guan Haixia, Ji Meiju, Dackiw Alan, Carson Kathryn A, Kim Matthew, Tufaro Anthony, Ladenson Paul, Zeiger Martha, Tufano Ralph
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PURPOSE: This study investigated the utility of BRAF mutation testing of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) specimens for preoperative risk stratification in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We assessed the T1799A BRAF mutation status in thyroid FNAB specimens obtained from 190 patients before thyroidectomy for PTC and its association with clinicopathologic characteristics of the...
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