Table 4 Effect of GeneClean purification and tumour heterogeneity on Cast-PCR and Sanger sequencing sensitivity.
Case | SANGER | Cast-PCR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GC-purified | Not purified | GC-purified | ΔCT | Not purified | ΔCT | |
2 | V600E | Failed | V600E | 1.95 | V600E | 1.9 |
3 sample A | V600E | Failed | V600E | 1.85 | V600E | 2.53 |
3 sample B | V600E | Failed | V600E | 2.22 | V600E | 2.32 |
4 | V600E | Failed | V600E | 1.56 | V600E | 1.46 |
6 | uncertain | Not mutated | V600E | 2.01 | V600E | 6.92 |
7 | Not mutated | Failed | V600E | 5.17 | Not mutated | Â |
8 sample A | V600E | V600E | V600E | 1.74 | V600E | 2.09 |
8 sample B | V600E | V600E | V600E | 2.06 | V600E | 1.56 |
9 sample A | Not mutated | Failed | V600E | 5.21 | Failed | Â |
9 sample B | Uncertain | Failed | V600E | 4.40 | Failed | Â |
9 sample C | V600E | Failed | V600E | 3.44 | Failed | Â |
9 sample D | V600E | Failed | V600E | 3.33 | Failed | Â |
10 sample A | V600E | V600E | V600E | 1.58 | V600E | 2.30 |
10 sample B | V600E | V600E | V600E | 0.10 | V600E | 1.32 |
11 primary | Not mutated | Failed | V600E | 4.69 | V600E | 5.00 |
11 lymphnode | Not mutated | Failed | V600E | 2.72 | Not done | Â |
15 | V600E | Failed | V600E | 3.33 | V600E | 5.03 |
22 | uncertain | Failed | V600K | 6.93 | V600K | 8.3 |
23 | V600K | V600K | V600K | 2.4 | V600K | 3.22 |
24 primary | V600K | Not done | V600K | 0.77 | Not done | Â |
24 lymphnode | Not mutated | Not done | Not mutated | Â | Not done | Â |
25 | Failed | Failed | V600K | 2.04 | V600K | 6.03 |
29 | V600K | V600K | V600K | 3.77 | V600K | 4.05 |
31 sample A | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
31 sample B | Not mutated | Not done | Not mutated | Â | Not done | Â |
32 | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
38 | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
39 | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
40 | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
41 sample A | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
41 sample B | Not mutated | Not done | Not mutated | Â | Not done | Â |
41 sample C | Not mutated | Not done | Not mutated | Â | Not done | Â |
42 | Not mutated | Not mutated | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
43 block 1 | Not mutated | Failed | Not mutated | Â | Not mutated | Â |
43 block 2 | Not mutated | Not done | Not mutated | Â | Not done | Â |