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BRAF V600E immunohistochemistry is reliable in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinoma regardless of treatment status and shows high intratumoral homogeneity.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Oct 2014
Bledsoe Jacob R, Kamionek Michal, Mino-Kenudson Mari
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In colorectal carcinoma the evaluation of BRAF mutation status is increasingly being performed given its utility as a prognostic and predictive biomarker. However, there are conflicting reports of the sensitivity and specificity of BRAF V600E immunohistochemistry (IHC), and little is known about its reliability in tissues collected from metastatic sites or after chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or targeted...
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