Prognostic role of BRAF in human cutaneous melanoma : gene versus protein expression

Melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer with an increasing incidence for past two decades. Once melanoma is metastasized (cancer cells are spread out through the body) there is no effective treatment available and 84% of the patients die within 5 years. However, the discovery of braf mutation...

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Main Author: Safaee Ardekani, Gholamreza
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54855