Article
Performance comparison of three BRAF V600E detection methods in malignant melanoma and colorectal cancer specimens.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Feb 2015
Løes Inger Marie, Immervoll Heike, Angelsen Jon-Helge, Horn Arild, Geisler Jürgen, Busch Christian, Lønning Per Eystein, Knappskog Stian
Abstract excerpt
Personalized cancer care requires reliable biomarkers. While the BRAF V600E mutation is implemented in the clinic, no method for its detection has so far been established as reference. We aimed to perform a comprehensive comparison of three methods currently being used for V600E detection in clin...
Topics
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Melanoma
- Mutation
- Precision Medicine
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
