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Intrapatient homogeneity of BRAFV600E expression in melanoma.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Mar 2014
Menzies Alexander M, Lum Trina, Wilmott James S, Hyman Jessica, Kefford Richard F, Thompson John F, O'Toole Sandra, Long Georgina V, Scolyer Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Concern regarding the presence of intertumoral heterogeneity of BRAF mutation status in patients with metastatic melanoma has led to uncertainty surrounding which specimens should preferentially undergo BRAF testing. We sought to examine the extent of intrapatient heterogeneity of BRAF(V600E) protein expression in patients with multiple tumors. Sixty-four patients with 171 tumors at various stages of disease...
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