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BRAFV600E mutation in fine-needle aspiration aspirates: Association with poorer prognostic factors in larger papillary thyroid carcinomas.
Head & neck - 1 Apr 2013
Lee Ji In, Jang Hye Won, Kim Sun Wook, Kim Jong-Won, Oh Young Lyun, Chung Jae Hoon
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that BRAF(V600E) mutation is associated with poor prognostic factors in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, there are no studies about the association of the BRAF(V600E) mutation with poor prognostic factors according to tumor size in PTC. METHODS: We investigated the prevalence of the BRAF(V600E) mutation and its association with prognostic factors according to tumor...
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