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Are all RAS mutations the same? Coexisting KRAS and NRAS mutations in a caecal adenocarcinoma and contiguous tubulovillous adenoma.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2015
Vagaja N N, Parry J, McCallum D, Thomas M A, Bentel J M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the human Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue (KRAS) and the highly homologous human neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homologue (NRAS) are associated with resistance to antiepidermal growth factor receptor therapies in patients with colorectal cancer. In this report, we describe a caecal adenocarcinoma that contains both KRAS c.35G>T (G12V) and NRAS c.34G>A (G12S) mutations. The...
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