Next Generation Sequencing Improves the Accuracy of KRAS Mutation Analysis in Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration Pancreatic Lesions

• Dario de Biase ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dario de Biase, Michela Visani

  * E-mail: dario.debiase@unibo.it

  Affiliations Department of Medicine (DIMES) – Anatomic Pathology Unit, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Department of Pharmacology and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Michela Visani ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dario de Biase, Michela Visani

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Paola Baccarini,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine (DIMES) – Anatomic Pathology Unit, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Anna Maria Polifemo,

  Affiliation Unit of Gastroenterology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna - Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Antonella Maimone,

  Affiliation School of Gastroenterology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• Adele Fornelli,

  Affiliation Anatomic Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna - Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Adriana Giuliani,

  Affiliation Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

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• Nicola Zanini,

  Affiliation Unit of General Surgery, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna - Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Carlo Fabbri,

  Affiliation Unit of Gastroenterology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna - Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Annalisa Pession ,

  ¶These authors share joint senior authorship.

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Giovanni Tallini

  ¶These authors share joint senior authorship.

  Affiliation Department of Medicine (DIMES) – Anatomic Pathology Unit, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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