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Context-dependent interpretation of the prognostic value of BRAF and KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer.
BMC cancer - 27 Sept 2013
Popovici Vlad, Budinska Eva, Bosman Fred T, Tejpar Sabine, Roth Arnaud D, Delorenzi Mauro
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BACKGROUND: The mutation status of the BRAF and KRAS genes has been proposed as prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer. Of them, only the BRAF V600E mutation has been validated independently as prognostic for overall survival and survival after relapse, while the prognostic value of KRAS mutation is still unclear. We investigated the prognostic value of BRAF and KRAS mutations in various contexts defined by...
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