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BRAF V600E mutation does not predict recurrence after long-term follow-up in TNM stage I or II papillary thyroid carcinoma patients.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 May 2012
Pelttari Hanna, Schalin-Jäntti Camilla, Arola Johanna, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Knuutila Sakari, Välimäki Matti J
Abstract excerpt
The BRAF V600E mutation may serve as a marker of disease recurrence in well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Our aim was to study if TNM stage I or II PTC patients, with and without recurrence after long-term follow-up would differ in BRAF status. BRAF status was retrospectively determined in tumour tissue from a cohort of low-risk PTC patients (n = 461) with and without recurrence after 16 years of...
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