The Primary Occurrence ofBRAFV600EIs a Rare Clonal Event in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Anna Guerra,
Maria Rosaria Sapio,
Vincenzo Marotta,
Elisabetta Campanile,
Stefania Rossi,
Irene Forno,
Laura Fugazzola,
Alfredo Budillon,
Tania Moccia,
Gianfranco Fenzi,
Mario Vitale
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-0618
Subject(s) - neuroblastoma ras viral oncogene homolog , kras , cancer research , thyroid carcinoma , biology , mutation , papillary thyroid cancer , thyroid cancer , allele , v600e , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , thyroid , gene
BRAF(V600E) is considered a primary event, a negative prognostic marker, and a site for pharmacological intervention in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We asked whether BRAF(V600E) can occur as a subclonal event in PTC and whether this and other oncogenes can coexist in the same tumor.
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