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[Utility and evaluation of immunohistochemical detection of BRAF V600E mutation in melanoma].
Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi = Chinese journal of pathology - 8 Aug 2017
Lyu J J, Kong Y Y, Cai X, Shen X X, Lu Y W, Ren M
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Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and clinical value of anti-BRAF V600E antibody (clone VE1) in detection of the BRAF V600E mutant in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) melanoma specimens by immunohistochemical (IHC) methods. Methods: A total of 50 melanoma samples collected between 2008 and 2016 from 40 patients were analyzed for BRAF mutation (exon 15) by DNA sequencing using FFPE....
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