Stability of BRAF V600E mutation in metastatic melanoma: New insights for therapeutic success

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 327-328

  Sigalotti, L ^a   Fratta, E ^a   Parisi, G ^a   Coral, S ^a   Maio, M ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; B RAF KINASE INHIBITOR;

CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER STAGING; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PYROSEQUENCING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN CANCER; SKIN MELANOMA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS B-RAF; SELECTION, GENETIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE;

EID: 79960236564     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.239     Document Type: Letter

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