Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
BRAF
Associated Variants
BRAF p.Val640Gly (p.V640G) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
BRAF p.Val640Ala (p.V640A) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
BRAF p.Val640Glu (p.V640E) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
BRAF p.Val640Gly (p.V640G) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
BRAF p.Val640Ala (p.V640A) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
BRAF p.Val640Glu (p.V640E) ( ENST00000288602.11, ENST00000496384.7, ENST00000644969.2, ENST00000646891.2 )
Associated Disease
melanoma
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
In addition, targeting components of the MAPK pathway have also demonstrated survival advantage in patients with BRAF-mutated melanoma and vemurafenib (Zelboraf™, Plexxikon/Roche) was approved by the FDA in August 2011 for the first-line treatment of both metastatic and unresectable melanomas for patients whose tumors have V600E mutations in the BRAF gene.
Pubmed
22091682
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.430771415721826
Year of publication
2011
Drugs