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Challenges posed to pathologists in the detection of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancers.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 2015
Dudley Jonathan, Tseng Li-Hui, Rooper Lisa, Harris Marco, Haley Lisa, Chen Guoli, Gocke Christopher D, Eshleman James R, Lin Ming-Tseh
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CONTEXT: Detection of KRAS mutation is mandatory to predict response to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancers. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate challenges posed to pathologists in the clinical detection of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancers. DESIGN: In this retrospective analysis for quality assessment of the pyrosequencing assay, we survey the...
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