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Enhanced detection of BRAF-mutants by pre-PCR cleavage of wild-type sequences revealed circulating melanoma cells heterogeneity.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Sept 2011
Fusi Alberto, Berdel Rebecca, Havemann Swantje, Nonnenmacher Anika, Keilholz Ulrich
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PURPOSE: Characterisation of circulating melanoma cells (CMC) for BRAF status can provide a strategy for non-invasive serial genotype monitoring in patients receiving BRAF inhibitors. We aimed to establish a method for BRAF mutation analysis at CMC level and we applied it in a cohort of CMC-positive patients. METHODS: We established a sensitive method for detection of BRAF mutations at codon 600 in whole blood...
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