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[Progress of anti-tumor study based on BRAF].
Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica - 1 Dec 2012
Yan Gui-Rui, Xu Zhi-Jian, Wang He-Yao, Zhu Wei-Liang
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BRAF is one of the most important pro-oncogenes, which is mutated in approximately 8% of human tumors. The most common BRAF mutation is a valine-to-glutamate transition (V600E) that is expressed primarily in melanoma, colorectal cancer and thyroid carcinoma. MEK/ERK is constitutively activated in the cells expressing BRAFV600E, leading to tumor development, invasion, and metastasis. Therefore, BRAFV600E is a...
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