title: Acquisition of BRAF gene mutations is not a requirement for nodal metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
authors: Vítor
authors: V
authors: Trovisco
authors: Joana Pinto
authors: JP
authors: Couto
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Cameselle-Teijeiro
authors: Inês Vieira
authors: IV
authors: de Castro
authors: Elsa
authors: E
authors: Fonseca
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Soares
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Sobrinho-Simões
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000502:physiology; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Q000235:genetics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: C482119:BRAF protein, human; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf