Lack of BRAF mutations in Spitz nevi [2]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1325-1326

  Gill, Melissa ^a   Renwick, Neil ^a   Silvers, David N ^a   Çelebi, Jülide Tok ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b VC 15 202 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2442453280     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22530.x     Document Type: Letter

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