title: Giemsa is the optimal counterstain for immunohistochemical detection of BRAF V600E mutation status in pigmented melanomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Priyadharsini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ivan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Torres-Cabala
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Phyu P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. vprieto@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Victor G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Prieto
mesh_terms: D001399:Azure Stains; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Q000235:genetics*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001399:Azure Stains; C482119:BRAF protein, human; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
keywords: BRAF V600E; Giemsa; immunodetection; melanin; melanoma