BRAF and melanoma: For further study, we collected 15 colon cancer tissues with the BRAF(V600E) mutation, 15 wild-type BRAF colon cancer tissues (WT), 15 thyroid cancer tissues with the BRAF(V600E) mutation, 15 wild-type BRAF thyroid cancer tissues (WT), 15 melanoma tissues with the BRAF(V600E) mutation, and 15 wild-type BRAF melanoma tissues (WT).