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Concomitant BRAF(V600E) mutation and RET/PTC rearrangement is a frequent occurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Feb 2014
Guerra Anna, Zeppa Pio, Bifulco Maurizio, Vitale Mario
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BACKGROUND: The tyrosine kinase receptors/RAS/RAF/MAPK cascade is a site of mutational events associated with thyroid carcinogenesis. Some studies suggest the reciprocal exclusion of different oncogenes in the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade, whereas others suggest that BRAF mutations and RET rearrangements can simultaneously occur in sporadic cases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence...
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