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Spectrum of somatic EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, PTEN mutations and TTF-1 expression in Brazilian lung cancer patients.
Genetics research - 1 Jan 2014
Carneiro Juliana G, Couto Patricia G, Bastos-Rodrigues Luciana, Bicalho Maria Aparecida C, Vidigal Paula V, Vilhena Alyne, Amaral Nilson F, Bale Allen E, Friedman Eitan, De Marco Luiz
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is the leading global cause of cancer-related mortality. Inter-individual variability in treatment response and prognosis has been associated with genetic polymorphisms in specific genes: EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, PTEN and TTF-1. Somatic mutations in EGFR and KRAS genes are reported at rates of 15-40% in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in ethnically diverse populations. BRAF and PTEN are commonly mutated...
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