Utility of BRAF V600E mutation detection in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules

BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is widely utilized for evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules. However, approximately 30% are indeterminate for malignancy. Recently, a mutation in the BRAF gene has been reported to be the most common genetic event in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)....

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Autores principales: Rowe, Leslie R, Bentz, Brandon G, Bentz, Joel S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16606457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-6413-3-10

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16606457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-6413-3-10

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