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Related Articles K-ras Mutation, HPV Infection and Smoking or Alcohol Abuse Positively Correlate with Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma. Pathol Oncol Res. 2008 Jul 1; Authors: Lyronis ID, Baritaki S, Bizakis I, Krambovitis E, Spandidos DA The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signal transduction cascade is an important mediator of a number of cellular fates including growth, survival and apoptosis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of B-raf, Kirsten-ras (K-ras) and Neuroblastoma-ras (N-ras) gene mutations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the Greek population. DNA was extracted from 30 ESCC and 32 normal esophageal specimens and screened for V600E B-raf, and K-ras/N-ras codon 12 mutations, by PCR-RFLP based analysis. Among the genes tested, only the heterozygous K-ras mutation was detected in 5 out of the 30 ESCC specimens (16%), whereas no mutation was found in the normal esophageal tissue (P