RETRACTED: The Relationship between BRAF V600E Mutation and the Clinicopathological Features of the Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Yi Shi^*, Yiming Jiang, Maiweilidan Yimingjiang, Xuelian Pang, Zhiping Ma, Wenli Cui, Wei Zhang

Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2020.115022                

Abstract

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Keywords

Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, BRAF V600E, Tumorigenesis, qPCR, Immunohistochemical Methods

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