Impact of BRAF mutation status in the prognosis of cutaneous melanoma: an area of ongoing research.

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Published in Ann Transl Med on February 01, 2015

Authors

Parisha Bhatia1, Paul Friedlander1, Elmageed A Zakaria1, Emad Kandil1

Author Affiliations

1: 1 Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Otolaryngology, Tulane University School Of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

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