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A high percentage of BRAFV600E alleles in papillary thyroid carcinoma predicts a poorer outcome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2012
Guerra Anna, Fugazzola Laura, Marotta Vincenzo, Cirillo Massimo, Rossi Stefania, Cirello Valentina, Forno Irene, Moccia Tania, Budillon Alfredo, Vitale Mario
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CONTEXT: BRAF(V600E) is considered a negative prognostic marker in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), but unexplained conflicting results are present in the literature. In light of the new finding that most PTC consist of a mixture of tumor cells with wild-type and mutant BRAF, we examined the associations between the percentage of BRAF(V600E) alleles and both the clinicopathological parameters at time of...
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