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Somatic Mutations in the BRAF, KRAS, NRAS, EIF1AX, and TERT Genes: Diagnostic Value in Thyroid Neoplasms
V A Kachko1, V E Vanushko2, N M Platonova2
1National Medical Research Center of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. veraf246@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The feasibility of using molecular genetic markers associated with thyroid neoplasms and more aggressive course of the disease is now actively studied. We analyzed the diagnostic value of somatic mutations in the hot spots of BRAF, KRAS, KRAS, EIF1AX, and TERT genes in histological material from 153 patients with thyroid gland neoplasms. BRAF mutations (exon 15, codon area 600-601) were found in 54 patients, NRAS mutations (exon 3, codon 61) were detected in 12 patients; mutations KRAS, TERT, and EIF1AX genes were not detected.
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