Table 3 Summary of literature reviews on BRAF mutation analyses in recent publications
Journal (references) | Year | Organ | Tissue | No. of cases | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present study | 2012 | Thyroid | FFPE and cell line | 159 | STA fragment analysis, direct sequencing |
J Mod Diagn [19] | 2012 | Lung and colon | FFPE and cell line | 152 | HRM-sequencing and HRM-SNaPshot |
PLOS One [20] | 2011 | Brain | FFPE | 97 | SNaPshot |
Eur J Endocrinol [21] | 2011 | Thyroid | fresh tissues | 90 | Real-time PCR |
PLOS One [8] | 2011 | Lung | Cytology and FFPE | 447 and 42 | Real-time PCR |
J Mod Diagn [22] | 2011 | Colon | FFPE | 42 | Multiplex SNaPshot |
Clin Chim Acta [9] | 2011 | Skin | FFPE | 45 | COLD-PCR |
J Mod Diagn [14] | 2011 | Colon | FFPE | 125 | Real-time PCR |
Hum Pathol [4] | 2010 | Thyroid | FFPE | 76 | RFLP |
Genes Chromosomes Cancer | 2010 | Skin | FFPE | 116 | conventional PCR |