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Aberrant pattern of the cytokeratin 7/cytokeratin 20 immunophenotype in colorectal adenocarcinomas with BRAF mutations.
Pathology, research and practice - 15 Mar 2012
Gurzu Simona, Jung Ioan
Abstract excerpt
Cytokeratin 7 (CK7) and 20 (CK20) are used for the differential diagnosis of metastases from colorectal carcinomas (CRC), which are usually CK7-/CK20+, and other tumors. In our study, we performed immunohistochemical staining with CK7 and CK20 in 52 randomly selected cases of CRC and analyzed microsatellite instability status and BRAF mutations to identify those factors that may determine the changing pattern of...
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