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Relevance of BRAF(V600E) mutation testing versus RAS point mutations and RET/PTC rearrangements evaluation in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Feb 2015
Rossi Martina, Buratto Mattia, Tagliati Federico, Rossi Roberta, Lupo Sabrina, Trasforini Giorgio, Lanza Giovanni, Franceschetti Paola, Bruni Stefania, Degli Uberti Ettore, Zatelli Maria Chiara
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BACKGROUND: A molecular profile including BRAF and RAS mutations as well as RET/PTC rearrangement evaluation has been proposed to provide an accurate presurgical assessment of thyroid nodules and to reduce the number of unnecessary diagnostic surgeries, sparing patients' health and saving healthcare resources. However, the application of such molecular analyses may provide different results among different...
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