Tumour DNA was then analysed by dideoxy sequencing for mutations in K-Ras exons 1, 2 and 3 (including the hotspot codons 12 and 13 (exon 1), 61 (exon 2) and codon 146 (exon 3)), PIK3CA (exons 9 and 20) and B-Raf (V600E). The gene discussed is BRAF; the disease is neoplasm.