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Paper IIITerje Ahlquist, Irene Bottillo, St<strong>in</strong>e A Danielsen, Gunn IMel<strong>in</strong>g, Torleiv O Rognum, Guro E L<strong>in</strong>d, Bru<strong>no</strong> Dallapiccola<strong>and</strong> Ragnhild A Lothe.RAS signal<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> colorectal carc<strong>in</strong>omas through <strong>alterations</strong>of RAS, RAF, NF1 <strong>and</strong>/or RASSF1A.Neoplasia. 2008. Jul;10(7):680-6
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