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Wobble-enhanced ARMS method for detection of KRAS and BRAF mutations.
Diagnostic molecular pathology : the American journal of surgical pathology, part B - 1 Sept 2011
Hamfjord Julian, Stangeland Astrid M, Skrede Martina L, Tveit Kjell M, Ikdahl Tone, Kure Elin H
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Monoclonal antibodies targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor have expanded the range of treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. However, somatic mutations in the KRAS and BRAF genes have proven to be molecular predictors of resistance to treatment with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy in these patients. Thus, we have developed a sensitive mutation assay,...
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