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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Rare Exon 15 BRAF Mutation Has Indolent Behavior: A Single-Institution Experience
29 Aug 2016
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CONTEXT: Approximately 40% of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) harbor the BRAF V600E mutation, which is significantly associated with the advanced clinicopathological features of PTC at diagnosis, a higher recurrence rate, and disease-related mortality. BRAF alterations other than V600E are less common in PTC, and their clinical significance remains to be established. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to...
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