2014
Best practice of BRAF V600E mutation testing for the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancers
Adeniran AJ, Hui P. Best practice of BRAF V600E mutation testing for the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancers. Expert Review Of Endocrinology & Metabolism 2014, 9: 571-577. PMID: 30736195, DOI: 10.1586/17446651.2014.951635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBRAF V600E mutationPapillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaV600E mutationPAX8/PPARγ rearrangementsSubsequent core needle biopsyUndetermined significance/atypiaFine needle aspiration cytologyBRAF V600E mutation testingLow-stage diseaseCore needle biopsyRoutine clinical practiceAggressive tumor behaviorNeedle aspiration cytologyBRAF mutation testingFine-needle aspiration specimensUndetermined significance categoryIndeterminate fine-needle aspiration cytologyNeedle aspiration specimensPredictability of malignancyCommon genetic alterationsMutation testingRET/papillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensIndependent predictors
2012
BRAF mutation testing in clinical practice
Ziai J, Hui P. BRAF mutation testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2012, 12: 127-138. PMID: 22369373, DOI: 10.1586/erm.12.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHairy cell leukemiaBRAF mutation testingPapillary thyroid carcinomaMalignant melanomaThyroid carcinomaCell leukemiaClinical practiceCutaneous malignant melanomaSerine/threonine-protein kinase BRAFCurrent clinical practiceImportant biological markerMEK/ERKTreatment paradigmClinical trialsHigh prevalenceBRAF inhibitorsBRAF mutationsMutation testingPrecision cancer therapyTherapeutic guidanceMutant BRAFLethal diseaseBiological markersCancerHuman cancers
2011
BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance
Adeniran AJ, Hui P, Chhieng DC, Prasad ML, Schofield K, Theoharis C. BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance. Acta Cytologica 2011, 55: 570-575. PMID: 22156468, DOI: 10.1159/000333274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, Fine-NeedleCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRiskTerminology as TopicThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaBRAF mutation analysisBRAF mutationsUndetermined significanceFollicular lesionsUndetermined significance/follicular lesionFine needle aspiration cytology specimensAUS/FLUS categoryMutation analysisBRAF-positive casesIndeterminate thyroid FNAsAspiration cytology specimensRisk of malignancySurgical pathology outcomeFine-needle aspiration specimensBRAF mutation testingNegative predictive valueSurgical pathology reportsThyroid follicular lesionsPredictability of malignancyThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensSurgical interventionFinal diagnosisPathology outcomesPathology reports