Usefulness of immunocytochemistry for the detection of the BRAF(V600E) mutation in circulating tumor cells from metastatic melanoma patients

J Invest Dermatol. 2013 May;133(5):1378-81. doi: 10.1038/jid.2012.485. Epub 2013 Jan 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Genetic Testing / methods
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry / methods*
  • Male
  • Melanoma / genetics
  • Melanoma / metabolism
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / genetics
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / pathology
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / metabolism
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics
  • Skin Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • BRAF protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf