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Table 3 Comparison of SEQ and HRM detected in Exon 19 and 21 mutation positive samples

From: Somatic mutation detection efficiency in EGFR: a comparison between high resolution melting analysis and Sanger sequencing

HRM Detected

SEQ Detected

p value

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Positive (Exon 19)

47 (72.3)

18 (27.7)

<  0.001

100%

74%

72.3%

100%

84.4%

Negative (Exon 19)

0 (0)

51 (100)

Positive (Exon 21)

15 (60)

10 (40)

0.002

100%

90.1%

60%

100%

91.3%

Negative (Exon 21)

0 (0)

91 (100)