BRAFV600E mutational status assessment in cutaneous melanocytic neoplasms in a group of the Egyptian population

Table 4 Comparison of IHC results according to bleaching with CAST-PCR results for the detection of the BRAF V600E mutation in the 42 studied melanocytic neoplasms using the chi-square test

IHC results in relation to CAST-PCR	Bleaching status		Total
IHC results in relation to CAST-PCR	No bleaching	Prior bleaching	Total
True negative	10	13	23
True positive	3	5	8
False positive	4	4	8
False negative	3	0	3
Total	20	22	42
X² P(MC)	3.803 0.350 NS

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