BRAF gene: From human cancers to developmental syndromes

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 359-373

  Hussain, Muhammad Ramzan Manwar ^a,d   Baig, Mukhtiar ^a   Mohamoud, Hussein Sheik Ali ^b   Ulhaq, Zaheer ^c   Hoessli, Daniel C ^c   Khogeer, Ghaidaa Siraj ^a   Al Sayed, Ranem Radwan ^a   Al Aama, Jumana Yousuf ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BRAF gene; Cancers; Developmental syndromes; RAS RAF overactivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930579253     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.10.002     Document Type: Review

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