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. 2016 Feb 25;2(2):113–124. doi: 10.1002/cjp2.41

Table 2.

Sensitivity and specificity of molecular parameter

Parameter CAD HPP SSA SSA‐D TSA
BRAF mutation
n (2/118) (85/116) (145/179) (31/41) (28/62)
Chi‐square test p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p = 0.010 p = 0.057
Sensitivity 0.017 0.733 0.810 0.756 0.452
Specificity 0.274 0.485 0.567 0.453 0.421
KRAS mutation
n (28/118) (16/116) (6/179) (1/41) (23/62)
Chi‐square test p = 0.002 0.747 p < 0.001 p = 0.021 p < 0.001
Sensitivity 0.237 0.138 0.003 0.024 0.387
Specificity 0.879 0.850 0.792 0.842 0.885
MLH1 hypermethylation
Mean ± SD (%) 3.0 ± 2.4 3.0 ± 2.7 4.5 ± 4.4 20.1 ± 21.3 5.7 ± 11.2
n with cut‐off > 17% (0/95) (0/66) (2/106) (13/33) (3/52)
Chi‐square test p = 0.008 p = 0.036 p = 0.071 p < 0.001 p = 0.816
Sensitivity 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.394 0.057
Specificity 0.930 0.937 0.935 0.984 0.950
CDKN2A hypermethylation
Mean ± SD (%) 8.4 ± 9.0 11.2 ± 14.5 13.7 ± 14.7 22.4 ± 13.3 17.8 ± 13.9
n with cut‐off > 17% (16/95) (13/65) (34/108) (22/33) (27/50)
Chi‐square test p < 0.001 p = 0.017 p = 0.770 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
Sensitivity 0.189 0.200 0.315 0.667 0.540
Specificity 0.624 0.646 0.669 0.709 0.710
Intraepithelial lymphocytes
n with cut‐off > 10/HPF (20/118) (12/116) (55/179) (34/41) (27/62)
Chi‐square test p = 0.002 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p = 0.004
Sensitivity 0.169 0.103 0.307 0.829 0.435
Specificity 0.686 0.668 0.776 0.766 0.740