Table 2 Comparison of mutant-to-wild-type-ratio by conventional PCR and COLD-PCR in fresh bone-marrow aspirate samples

From: Application of COLD-PCR for improved detection of KRAS mutations in clinical samples

No.

Age

Diagnosis (FAB classification)

Mutation type

Nucleotide change

Tumor cell count (%)

Ratio by conventional PCR (%)a

Ratio by COLD-PCR (%)

Enhancement by COLD- PCR (fold)

 1

57

MDS

G12D

GGT to GAT

4

1.7

1.8

1.0

 2

84

AML (M2)

G12D

GGT to GAT

31

23.7

55.3

2.3

 3

48

MDS

G13S

GGC to AGC

2

6.2

12.1

1.9

 4

33

AML

G12V

GGT to GTT

83

28.9

51.6

1.8

 5

63

MDS

G12S

GGT to AGT

4

57.7

67.7

1.2

 6

60

AML (M4)

G12D

GGT to GAT

52

2.4

3.1

1.3

 7

50

AML (M2)

G12D

GGT to GAT

40

47.2

66.0

1.4

 8

57

CMML

G12D

GGT to GAT

10

64.1

68.0

1.1

 9

35

AML (M5)

G12V

GGT to GTT

75

39.4

57.0

1.5

10

51

AML

G12D

GGT to GAT

36

20.7

31.2

1.5

11

31

AML (M5)

G12D

GGT to GAT

80

19.7

23.3

1.2

12

78

CMML

G12R

GGT to CGT

14

50.3

54.5

1.1

13

78

AML

G12D

GGT to GAT

90

44.7

40.6

0.9

14

72

MDS

G12R

GGT to CGT

8

16.5

21.9

1.3

15

77

MDS

G12R

GGT to CGT

80

32.5

35.0

1.1

16

79

AML (M4)

G12D

GGT to GAT

35

24.7

38.8

1.6

48

49

AML (M2)

G12D

GGT to GAT

3

0.0

8.1

 
  1. AML, acute myeloid leukemia; CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; COLD-PCR, co-amplification-at-lower denaturation-temperature PCR; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome.
  2. a Mean tumor cell count=38.06%.