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Multiplex detection of KRAS mutations by a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry assay.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Aug 2014
Choi Hee Sook, Min Kyung Tae, Cha Yoon Seok, Hong Sun Pyo
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OBJECTIVES: Mutations of the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS) gene are known to be important in the pathogenesis of a variety of cancers. Patients with mutant KRAS tumors do not respond to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors and fail to benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. Testing for KRAS mutations is now being recommended as a tailored therapeutic strategy prior to anti-EGFR treatment;...
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