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Imaging Mass Spectrometry for the Classification of Melanoma Based on BRAF/NRAS Mutational Status.
International journal of molecular sciences - 7 Mar 2023
Casadonte Rita, Kriegsmann Mark, Kriegsmann Katharina, Streit Helene, Meliß Rolf Rüdiger, Müller Cornelia S L, Kriegsmann Joerg
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the oncogenes v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) and neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (NRAS) are the most frequent genetic alterations in melanoma and are mutually exclusive. BRAF V600 mutations are predictive for response to the two BRAF inhibitors vemurafenib and dabrafenib and the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor trametinib. However, inter- and...
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