Table 4 Effect of GeneClean purification and tumour heterogeneity on Cast-PCR and Sanger sequencing sensitivity.

From: Competitive allele-specific TaqMan PCR (Cast-PCR) is a sensitive, specific and fast method for BRAF V600 mutation detection in Melanoma patients

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

 

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

 

9 sample B

Uncertain

Failed

V600E

4.40

Failed

 

9 sample C

V600E

Failed

V600E

3.44

Failed

 

9 sample D

V600E

Failed

V600E

3.33

Failed

 

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

 

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

 

24 lymphnode

Not mutated

Not done

Not mutated

 

Not done

 

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

 

Not mutated

 

31 sample B

Not mutated

Not done

Not mutated

 

Not done

 

32

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

38

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

39

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

40

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

41 sample A

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

41 sample B

Not mutated

Not done

Not mutated

 

Not done

 

41 sample C

Not mutated

Not done

Not mutated

 

Not done

 

42

Not mutated

Not mutated

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

43 block 1

Not mutated

Failed

Not mutated

 

Not mutated

 

43 block 2

Not mutated

Not done

Not mutated

 

Not done

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