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. 2017 Aug 31;117(9):1286–1294. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.294

Table 4. Mutations detected in biopsy and resection samples by PS and NGS.

Mutation Absolute number of mutations detected by PS Detail Absolute number of additional mutations detected by NGS Detail (percentage mutated DNA)
Biopsy (78 samples total)
KRAS 12 27 2 × c.34G>A 1 × c.34G>T 12 × c.35G>A 2 × c.35G>C 10 × c.35G>T 5 1 × c.34G>C (5%) 2 × c.35G>A (6%, 8%) 2 × c.35G>T (5%, 6%)
KRAS 13 3 3 × c.38G>A 6 6 × c.38G>A (5%, 5%, 7%, 7%, 8%, 12%)
KRAS 61 0 0
KRAS 146 5 5 × c.436G>A 4 4 × c.436G>A (5%, 5%, 6%, 9%)
NRAS 12/13 2 c.35G>A c.37G>C 0
NRAS 61 1 c.181C>A 0
BRAF 3 NA 0
PIK 542 5 5 × c.1624G>A 1 1 × c.1624G>A (5%)
PIK 545/546 5 3 × c.1633G>A 1 × c.1636C>A 1 × c.1637A>C 3 2 × c.1633G>A (5%, 10%) 1 × c.1636C>A (5%)
PIK 1047 1 c.3140A>G 2 c.3139C>T (6%) c.3140A>G (7%)
Total 52   21  
Number of patients with RAS (KRAS or NRAS) mutation by PS  37 (47%)
Number of patients with RAS (KRAS or NRAS) mutation by PS or NGS  44 (56%)
Number of patients with EGFR pathway mutation (KRAS, NRAS, BRAF or PIK3CA) by PS  45 (58%)
Number of patients with EGFR pathway mutation (KRAS, NRAS, BRAF or PIK3CA) by PS or NGS  50 (64%)
Resection (54 samples total)
KRAS 12 24 1 × c.34G>A 2 × c.34G>T 13 × c.35G>A 1 × c.35G>C 7 × c.35G>T 3 2 × c.34G>C (14%, 25%) c.35G>C (7%)
KRAS 13 3 3 × c.38G>A 0
KRAS 61 0 0
KRAS 146 2 2 × c.436G>A 3 3 × c.436G>A (5%, 5%, 33%)a
NRAS 12/13 1 c.37G>C 0
NRAS 61 1 c.181C>A 0
BRAF 0 0
PIK 542 3 3 × c.1624G>A 1 c.1624G>A (5%)
PIK 545/546 0 1 c.1633G>A (10%)
PIK 1047 1 c.3140A>G 0
Total 35   8  
Number of patients with RAS (KRAS or NRAS) mutation by PS  31 (57%)
Number of patients with RAS (KRAS or NRAS) mutation by PS or NGS  33 (61%)
Number of patients with EGFR pathway mutation (KRAS, NRAS, BRAF or PIK3CA) by PS  32 (59%)
Number of patients with EGFR pathway mutation (KRAS, NRAS, BRAF or PIK3CA) by PS or NGS  33 (61%)

Abbreviations: NA=not applicable; NGS=next generation sequencing; PS=pyrosequencing.

a

One sample that was resection KRAS 146 mutated on PS was non-mutated on NGS.