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Comparison of high-resolution melting analysis, Sanger sequencing and ARMS for KRAS mutation detection in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Haiyan, Zhang Xiaoming, Wang Jie, Xian Jiang, Chen Xiaodong, Zhang Wei
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BACKGROUND: Treatment of metastatic colon carcinoma with the anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibody cetuximab/panitumumab is reported to be ineffective in KRAS-mutant tumors; therefore, it is necessary to perform KRAS mutation analysis before cetuximab or panitumumab treatment is initiated. METHODS: This study was designed to compare and evaluate the efficacy of three different methodologies--high...
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