BRAF 101 BRAF (pronounced “Be-Raf”) is a gene that makes a protein called BRAF, which is involved in sending signals in cells and in cell growth. Everyone has this gene, but in some people, it can mutate. Mutation is a change in a structure of a gene that often leads to a change in a protein. If you have a mutation in your BRAF gene, melanoma cells will make an altered form … Continue reading BRAF in Melanoma