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Mutation spectra of RAS gene family in colorectal cancer.
American journal of surgery - 1 Sept 2016
Chang Yu-Yao, Lin Pei-Ching, Lin Hung-Hsin, Lin Jen-Kou, Chen Wei-Shone, Jiang Jeng-Kai, Yang Shung-Haur, Liang Wen-Yih, Chang Shih-Ching
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BACKGROUND: The clinicopathologic features and frequency of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients have been reported; however, the characteristics and impact of NRAS and HRAS mutations on the survival of CRC patients have seldom been addressed. METHODS: Under institutional review board approval, 1,519 CRC patients who underwent surgery were enrolled. Mutation status of RAS was determined by...
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