Table 3 Detection of rare BRAF mutations with different methods

From: Rare BRAF mutations in melanoma patients: implications for molecular testing in clinical practice

Patient ID

Pyrosequencing/Sanger sequencing

COBAS

Immunohistochemistry BRAF V600E

Localisation/organ

1

V600K

×

Brain

 

V600K

ND

ND

uk

2

V600EK601del

×

ND

Primary tumour

 

V600EK601del

ND

Stomach

 

V600EK601del

ND

Pancreas

3

V600D

×

ND

Lymph node

 

V600D

ND

×

Lung

 

V600D

×

ND

uk

4

V600G

×

ND

Liver

5

V600K

ND

uk

 

V600K

×

Lymph node

6

V600K

ND

uk

7

L597S

×

ND

uk

 

L597S

ND

×

 
 

L597S

ND

ND

Lymph node

8

V600E2 (GAA)

Invalid

Primary tumour

 

V600E2 (GAA)

×

Lymph node

9

V600DK601del

×

Skin

 

V600DK601del

ND

×

Skin

10

V600R

ND

×

Skin

 

V600R

ND

×

Skin

 

V600R

ND

×

Skin

 

V600R

×

×

Skin

 

V600R

×

×

Skin

11

V600K

ND

Skin

12

V600K

Invalid

ND

Skin

 

V600K

ND

×

Skin

 

V600K

ND

Lung

 

V600K

ND

×

Skin

 

V600K

Invalid

ND

Skin

13

V600K

ND

Skin

 

V600K

ND

Skin

14

V600E2 (GAA)

×

ND

Skin

 

V600E2 (GAA)

×

ND

Skin

  1. Abbreviations: ND=not done; √=mutation detected; × =mutation not detected; Invalid=no result; uk=unknown.