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KRAS mutation detection and prognostic potential in sporadic colorectal cancer using high-resolution melting analysis.
British journal of cancer - 9 Nov 2010
Deschoolmeester V, Boeckx C, Baay M, Weyler J, Wuyts W, Van Marck E, Peeters M, Lardon F, Vermorken J B
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BACKGROUND: The development of targeted therapies has created a pressing clinical need for molecular characterisation of cancers. In this retrospective study, high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) was validated and implemented for screening of 164 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients to detect KRAS hot-spot mutations and to evaluate its prognostic value. Direct sequencing was used to confirm and characterise HRMA...
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