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. 2019 Jan 11;9:75. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36171-z

Table 4.

BRAFV600E Ct value by PCR and its expression by IHC staining in BRAFV600E-positive PTC patients with and without cervical LNM.

Metastasis (BRAFV600E+) No. (%) U value p value
Yes (n = 85) No (n = 141)
Ct value of BRAFV600E mutation* 19 21 U = 4511.000 0.002
Intensity of IHC for BRAFV600E expression + 8 (9.4) 42 (29.8) U = 7912.000 <0.001
++ 24 (28.2) 49 (34.8)
+++ 53 (62.4) 50 (35.5)

*BRAFV600E Ct values are expressed as median.