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. 2010 Mar;12(2):169–176. doi: 10.2353/jmoldx.2010.090140

Table 5.

Summary of IHC Results on TMA Cases and Mutation Status Based on PCR-Based Fragment Analysis for EGFR Exon 19 Deletion

Exon 19 mutation analysis (PCR-based fragment analysis)
Mutation+ Mutation− Total
A. 15-bp deletion cases only
 IHC+ 20 2 22
 IHC− 0 161 161
 Total 20 163 183
B. Exon 19 deletion cases
 IHC+ 23 2 25
 IHC− 8 161 169
 Total 31 163 194

Sensitivity in A is 100% (20/20). Sensitivity in B is 74.2% (23/31). Specificity is 98.8% (161/163), considering true negatives as cases lacking any type of exon 19 deletion.