Article
The rare BRAF VK600-601E mutation as a possible indicator of poor prognosis in rectal carcinoma – a report of a case.
BMC medical genetics - 31 Jan 2015
Mori Yoshiko, Nagasaka Takeshi, Mishima Hideyuki, Umeda Yuzo, Inada Ryo, Kishimoto Hiroyuki, Goel Ajay, Fujiwara Toshiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The BRAF V600E mutation is reportedly associated with inferior survival among colon cancer patients. Here we report a patient with rectal cancer who carried the novel BRAF mutation VK600-601E, which has analogous molecular functions to those of the conventional BRAF mutation V600E, an...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
