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[BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma: prevalence and detection in fine needle aspiration specimens].
Annales de pathologie - 1 Aug 2010
Dujardin Fanny, Pagès Jean-Christophe, Collin Christine, de Calan Loïc, Lecomte Pierre, Guyétant Serge
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): prevalence and detection in fine needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The activating mutation of the BRAF gene, T1799A, is the most common and specific genetic alteration in PTC. In the present study, our aims were to confirm these data and investigate the feasibility of BRAF mutation detection in FNA specimens. METHODS:...
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