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Concordance in KRAS and BRAF mutations in endoscopic biopsy samples and resection specimens of colorectal adenocarcinoma.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 May 2012
Krol L C, 't Hart N A, Methorst N, Knol A J, Prinsen C, Boers J E
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BACKGROUND: KRAS testing is mandatory if anti-EGFR therapy is considered in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). In addition, BRAF mutations seem to be an important negative prognostic factor. The aim of this study is to establish the concordance of KRAS and BRAF mutational status in paired biopsy and resection specimens of primary CRC using several analytic methods. METHODS: DNA was extracted from...
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