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Tumor cells from randomly chosen AM cases were also micro-dissected from the FFPE sections and subjected to DNA sequencing to confirm the immunohistochemical results.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p><jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E mutation was detected in 71.8% of the AM samples, while 65.5% of samples with UAs demonstrated <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E positivity. The <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E mutation was significantly different in the histological subtypes of AMs in the four centers (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.012) and the location of UA in three centers (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.013). There was no significant association between the <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E mutation and the location of ameloblastoma in the overall prevalence of our multi-center study; nonetheless, a statistically significant association was found between the <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E mutation and the mandible location of AMs from the Central Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University (MU) center (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.033), as well as with the histological subtypes of AMs from the Southern Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University (PSU) center (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.009). No statistical association was observed between the <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E mutation and AM and UA recurrence (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.920 and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.312), respectively. The results of DNA sequencing performed in randomly selected 40 <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E-positive and 20 <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E-negative ameloblastoma tissues were in accordance with the immunohistochemical findings.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>As a result of a notable prevalence of <jats:italic>BRAF<\/jats:italic> V600E in Thai individuals diagnosed with ameloblastoma, they may benefit from the utilization of adjunctive anti-BRAF targeted therapy for treatment.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.19137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,3]],"date-time":"2025-04-03T08:33:22Z","timestamp":1743669202000},"page":"e19137","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["A multi-center cross-sectional investigation of <i> BRAF<\/i> V600E mutation in 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