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How Is The Mutation Status Of The KRAS Gene Detected?

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Question : What percentage of tumor cells from a biopsy are needed to accuratly assess KRAS mutation in colon cancer?
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
At least 10%

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for your query.

At least 10% of tumor cells in the biopsy is required. And two biopsy cores of 1 cm each with more than 10% tumor cells should be enough to generate DNA to do the test.

Hope this helps.
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How Is The Mutation Status Of The KRAS Gene Detected?

Brief Answer: At least 10% Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. At least 10% of tumor cells in the biopsy is required. And two biopsy cores of 1 cm each with more than 10% tumor cells should be enough to generate DNA to do the test. Hope this helps. Regards