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Incidence and predictive factors of inadequate fine-needle aspirates for BRAF(V600E) mutation analysis in thyroid nodules.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology - 1 Feb 2014
Lee Kwang Hwi, Kim Hyun Su, Han Boo-Kyung, Ko Eun Young, Ki Chang-Seok, Shin Jung Hee
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OBJECTIVE: BRAF(V600E) mutation (valine-to-glutamate substitution at residue 600 of the B-type Raf kinase gene) analysis from thyroid aspirates is increasingly used as a prognostic or diagnostic marker. However, it is limited under some conditions. The purpose of this study was to assess the inci...
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