Droplet digital pcr for mutation detection in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded melanoma tissues: a comparison with sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing

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Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Publisher

Elsevier BV

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

27191

Comments

McEvoy, A. C., Wood, B. A., Ardakani, N. M., Pereira, M. R., Pearce, R., Cowell, L., . . . Gray, E. S. (2018). Droplet digital PCR for mutation detection in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded melanoma tissues: A comparison with sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 20(2), 240-252. Available here

Abstract

The identification of somatic mutations is crucial for guiding therapeutic decisions about personalized melanoma treatment. However, genetic analysis of tumors is usually performed on limited and often low-quality DNA from tumors with low tumor cellularity and high tumor heterogeneity. Different mutation-detection platforms exist, with varying analytical sensitivities. Here we evaluated the detection of common mutations in BRAF, NRAS, and TERT promoter in 40 melanoma FFPE tissues using Droplet Digital (dd)PCR, and compared the results to the detection rates obtained by Sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing. The cellularity of tumors analyzed ranged from 5% to 50% (n = 28) and 50% to 90% (n = 12). Overall, droplet digital (dd)PCR was more sensitive, detecting mutations in 12.5% and 23% of tumors deemed as wild-type by pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing, respectively. The increased sensitivity of ddPCR was more apparent among tumors with

DOI

10.1016/j.jmoldx.2017.11.009

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