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

Fisher exact test used.