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BRAF V600 mutation detection in melanoma: a comparison of two laboratory testing methods.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Nov 2017
O'Brien Odharnaith, Lyons Tomas, Murphy Sandra, Feeley Linda, Power Derek, Heffron Cynthia C B B
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AIMS: The assessment of B-raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (BRAF) gene status is now standard practice in patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma with its presence predicting a clinical response to treatment with BRAF inhibitors. The gold standard in determining BRAF status is currently by DNA-based methods. More recently, a BRAF V600E antibody has been developed. We aim to investigate whether...
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