Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer

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BiologyCancer researchSomatic cellKinaseMutationPoint mutationGeneMissense mutationCancerProtein kinase domainCell growthGeneticsMutant

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 417
Issue: 6892
Pages: 949-954
Citations: 10501
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                                    Helen Davies, 
                                
                                    Graham R. Bignell, 
                                
                                    Charles Cox
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer. 
                            Nature
                            , 417
                            (6892)
                            , 949-954.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00766
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature00766