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ea0035p1150 | Thyroid Cancer | ECE2014

BRAF V600E genetic mutation analysis in patients had been diagnosed of unknown malignancy potential thyroid tumors and papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Sezer Havva , Canturk Zeynep , Ergul Emel , Cetinarslan Berrin

Aim: The purpose of this study was to analysis BRAF V600E mutational status in papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) and unknown malignant potential thyroid tumors (UMP-TTs) and to investigate association of BRAF V600 positivity with clinicopathologic parameters.Material and method: Seventy-two PTMC and 20 UMPTT tissues were included in this study. Genomic DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tumor tissue. The paraffin-embedded thyroid tumor samp...