Article
Evaluation of allele-specific PCR and immunohistochemistry for the detection of BRAF V600E mutations in hairy cell leukemia.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Brown Noah A, Betz Bryan L, Weigelin Helmut C, Elenitoba-Johnson Kojo S J, Lim Megan S, Bailey Nathanael G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Detection of BRAF V600E mutations in hairy cell leukemia (HCL) has important diagnostic utility. In this study, we sought to compare immunohistochemistry with an antibody specific for this mutation to a sensitive molecular assay. METHODS: The performance of the BRAF V600E-specific VE1 antibody was compared with that of allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 22 formalin-fixed,...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leukemia, Hairy Cell
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
