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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
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which to which?

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00"Determining a patient's KRAS status should now form part of our standard diagnostic practice as the test identifies the patients who will benefit most from Erbitux," added Bokemeyer.02br
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00The KRAS gene codes for a 01b00protein02b00 involved in the the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway, 01b00which02b00 plays a role in the control of cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation, and cancer risk.0-
  

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02br 02br 00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)02br 00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway02br 00the whole previous sentence (less probable here, because of the plural, "which play," required by the "gene codes")0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 02br 02br 00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)02br 00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway02br 00the whole previous sentence (less probable here, because of the plural, "which play," required by the "gene codes")0-
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0We can't tell, this requires specialized knowledge, grammatically it could be many things in the previous sentence, such as 02br
00a protein etc ...02br
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00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)02br
00the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway02br
00the whole previous sentence (less probable here, because of the plural
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0I'm quite sure you're correct. The sentence threw me at first, until I realized that "codes" is the verb. It's a usage which is unfamiliar to me, but it makes sense. I guess it means that a function of this particular gene is to extablish the exact chemical structure of this particular protein.02br
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0Thank you both for inspiring.050010id1
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