KRAS mutations testing in colorectal carcinoma patients in Italy: from guidelines to external quality assessment.

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Published in PLoS One on December 21, 2011

Authors

Nicola Normanno1, Carmine Pinto, Francesca Castiglione, Alberto Bardelli, Marcello Gambacorta, Gerardo Botti, Oscar Nappi, Salvatore Siena, Fortunato Ciardiello, Gianluigi Taddei, Antonio Marchetti

Author Affiliations

1: Cell Biology and Biotherapy Unit, INT Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy. nicnorm@yahoo.com

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