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BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma: significant association with node metastases and extra thyroidal invasion.
Endocrine pathology - 1 Jun 2012
Chakraborty Avik, Narkar Archana, Mukhopadhyaya Rita, Kane Shubhada, D'Cruz Anil, Rajan M G R
Abstract excerpt
B-Raf (BRAF) is the strongest activator in the downstream of MAP kinase signaling. The somatic point mutation of BRAF gene (V600E) is the most common and specific event in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, its prevalence is variable among different studies and its association with clinico-pathological features is controversial. This study tests the prevalence of BRAF (V600E)...
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