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BRAFV600E hot spot mutation in thyroid carcinomas: first Moroccan experience from a single-institution retrospective study.
African health sciences - 1 Dec 2020
Kaabouch Meryem, Chahdi Hafsa, Azouzi Naima, Oukabli Mohammed, Rharrassi Issam, Boudhas Adil, Jaddi Hassan, Ababou Mouna, Dakka Nadia, Boichard Amélie, Bakri Youssef, Dupuy Corinne, Al Bouzidi Abderrahmane, El Hassani Rabii Ameziane
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate. BRAFV600E mutation is described to be associated with a worse prognostic of thyroid carcinomas, as well as extrathyroidal invasion and increased mortality. OBJECTIVE: To our knowledge, there are no reported studies neither from Morocco nor from other Maghreb countries regarding the prevalence of BRAFV600E mutation in thyroid...
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