Table 3: Association of KIAA1549-BRAF gene fusion with tumor location.
|
No. |
Tumor location |
BRAF fusion present |
BRAF fusion absent |
Total |
P value
|
||
|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
||||
|
1. |
Frontal |
1 |
8 |
11 |
92 |
12 |
0.002 |
|
2. |
Cerebellar |
6 |
86 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
|
|
3. |
Temporal |
0 |
0 |
7 |
100 |
7 |
|
|
4. |
Temporo-parietal |
0 |
0 |
3 |
100 |
3 |
|
|
5. |
Parieto-occipital |
0 |
0 |
3 |
100 |
3 |
|
|
6. |
Hypothalamus |
1 |
50 |
1 |
50 |
2 |
|
|
7. |
Optic nerve |
0 |
0 |
2 |
100 |
2 |
|
|
8. |
Brain stem |
1 |
33 |
2 |
67 |
3 |
|
|
9. |
Lateral ventricle |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
1 |
|
|
|
Total |
9 |
22 |
31 |
78 |
40 |
|