Table 1. Detection of BRAFV600E mutations in primary and metastatic melanomas.
Melanoma | Samples (No.) | Mutations by Sequencing | Mutations by MS-PCR |
Primary | 18 | 7 (38.9%) | 12 (66.7%) |
Metastatic | 94 | 29 (30.9%) | 73 (77.7%) |
Total | 112 | 36 (32.1%) | 85 (75.9%) |