• Gene deletion; HGNC; HGNC:9588; PTEN; Zygosity=Homozygous (PubMed=17363583).
  
• Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:1097; BRAF; Simple; p.Val600Glu (c.1799T>A); ClinVar=VCV000013961; Zygosity=Unspecified (PubMed=15048078; PubMed=17363583; DepMap=ACH-001568).
  
• Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:11998; TP53; Simple; p.Arg290His (c.869G>A); ClinVar=VCV000127825; Zygosity=Unspecified (PubMed=10070891).
  

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