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Fol. Biol. 2008, 54, 157-161

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2008054050157

Lack of B-RAF Mutations in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

M. Al Sheikh Ali1, Mehmet Gunduz1,2, E. Gunduz3, R. Tamamura1, L. Beder2, S. Tominaga4, T. Onoda4, N. Yamanaka2, R. Grenman5,6, K. Shimizu3, N. Nagai1, H. Nagatsuka1

1Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
3Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
4Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
5Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Turku and University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
6Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Turku and University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland

Received July 11, 2008
Accepted September 30, 2008

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