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Mutation scanning of BRAF, NRAS, KIT, and GNAQ/GNA11 in oral mucosal melanoma: a study of 57 cases.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Apr 2016
Lyu Jiong, Wu Yunteng, Li Chaojun, Wang Runxiang, Song Hao, Ren Guoxin, Guo Wei
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BACKGROUND: Recent advances in novel targeted therapies have created the need for molecular characterization of cancer to allow accurate personalized treatments. In this study, our aim was to investigate the incidence of activating mutations of oncogenes BRAF, NRAS, KIT, and GNAQ/GNA11 in oral mucosal melanoma. METHODS: We analyzed a cohort of 57 oral mucosal melanoma samples, including 27 frozen samples and 30...
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