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Association between BRAFV600E and NRASQ61R mutations and clinicopathologic characteristics, risk factors and clinical outcome of primary invasive cutaneous melanoma.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Oct 2014
Wu Shaowei, Kuo Helen, Li Wen-Qing, Canales Alvaro Laga, Han Jiali, Qureshi Abrar A
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PURPOSE: Previous studies suggest that solar UV exposure in early life is predictive of cutaneous melanoma risk in adulthood, whereas the relation of BRAF mutation with sun exposure and disease prognosis has been less certain. We investigated the associations between BRAF(V600E) and NRAS(Q61R) mutations and known risk factors, clinicopathologic characteristics and clinical outcomes of melanoma in a case series of...
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