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BRAF V600E does not predict aggressive features of pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Sept 2014
Givens Daniel J, Buchmann Luke O, Agarwal Archana M, Grimmer Johannes F, Hunt Jason P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: This study aimed to review the prevalence of the BRAF V600E mutation in pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and any possible association with aggressive tumor behavior. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review and post hoc BRAF V600E mutational analysis of archived tumor tissue. METHODS: Patients 0 to 18 years old who underwent surgery for PTC from 1999 to 2012 were selected for a...
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