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BRAF V600E mutation analysis simplifies the testing algorithm for Lynch syndrome.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2013
Jin Ming, Hampel Heather, Zhou Xiaoping, Schunemann Lisa, Yearsley Martha, Frankel Wendy L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate our experience of adding reflex BRAF mutation analysis following mismatch repair (MMR) protein staining in the test algorithm for Lynch syndrome (LS), the most common inherited predisposition to colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: Since January 1, 2009, BRAF V600E mutation analysis has been performed at our institution for all newly diagnosed CRCs with absent MLH1 and PMS2 proteins. RESULTS:...
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