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Modified PNA-PCR method: a convenient and accurate method to screen plasma KRAS mutations of cancer patients.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Mar 2012
Yu Shaorong, Wu Jianzhong, Xu Shu, Tan Guolei, Liu Baorui, Feng Jifeng
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KRAS mutations are proved to confer dramatic resistance to EGFR target therapy of cancer patients. The aim of this study was to establish a convenient and accurate method to screen plasma KRAS mutations of cancer patients since tumor specimens were not always available in clinical practice. A modified PNA-PCR method was established and evaluated in plasma of 19 pancreatic cancer patients. Our results showed that...
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