Highly Sensitive and Specific Molecular Test for Mutations in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study ofBRAF-Prevalent Populationopen access
- Authors
- Cho, Yoon Young; Park, So Young; Shin, Jung Hee; Oh, Young Lyun; Choe, Jun-Ho; Kim, Jung-Han; Kim, Jee Soo; Yim, Hyun Sook; Kim, Yoo-Li; Ki, Chang-Seok; Kim, Tae Hyuk; Chung, Jae Hoon; Kim, Sun Wook
- Issue Date
- Aug-2020
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- molecular diagnostic technique; fine-needle aspiration; thyroid cancer; BRAF-prevalent population; prospective study
- Citation
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.21, no.16
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Volume
- 21
- Number
- 16
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/19472
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms21165629
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
1422-0067
- Abstract
- Molecular testing offers more objective information in the diagnosis and personalized decision making for thyroid nodules. In Korea, as theBRAFV600E mutation is detected in 70-80% of thyroid cancer specimens, its testing in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology specimens alone has been used for the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules until now. Thus, we aimed to develop a mutation panel to detect not onlyBRAFV600E, but also other common genetic alterations in thyroid cancer and to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the mutation panel for thyroid nodules in Korea. For this prospective study, FNA specimens of 430 nodules were obtained from patients who underwent thyroid surgery for thyroid nodules. A molecular test was devised using real-time PCR to detect common genetic alterations in thyroid cancer, includingBRAF,N-,H-, andK-RASmutations and rearrangements ofRET/PTCandPAX8/PPARr. Positive results for the mutation panel were confirmed by sequencing. Among the 430 FNA specimens, genetic alterations were detected in 293 cases (68%).BRAFV600E (240 of 347 cases, 69%) was the most prevalent mutation in thyroid cancer. TheRASmutation was most prevalently detected for indeterminate cytology. Among the 293 mutation-positive cases, 287 (98%) were diagnosed as cancer. The combination of molecular testing and cytology improved sensitivity from 72% (cytology alone) to 89% (combination), with a specificity of 93%. We verified the excellent diagnostic performance of the mutation panel applicable for clinical practice in Korea. A plan has been devised to validate its performance using independent FNA specimens.
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