下一代测序在挑战小/平面泌尿道病变时具有诊断效用
Amélie Pinard1, Constance Chen1, Jessica Van Ziffle1
1University of California, San Francisco, Department of Pathology, 1825 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Annals of diagnostic pathology
|August 24, 2024
概括
下一代测序 (NGS) 可以准确地诊断小尿病变,即使具有有限的组织. 这种分子测试有助于病理学家和瘤学家区分反应性变化和尿癌 (UCa).
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 分子病理学分子病理学
背景情况:
- 区分小/平的泌尿道病变是临床上具有挑战性的.
- 目前的免疫组织化学方法往往缺乏可靠性,以区分反应性病变与尿路细胞癌 (UCa).
- 尿癌具有独特的分子形状,但小样本排除了传统的下一代测序 (NGS).
研究的目的:
- 评估基于DNA的综合性NGS对小/平面泌尿道病变的有用性.
- 在瘤含量和DNA产量有限的病例中评估NGS的性能.
- 为了确定NGS是否可以帮助诊断具有挑战性的泌尿道病变.
主要方法:
- 利用基于DNA的NGS对13个小/平面泌尿道病变.
- 样本包括最初被诊断为尿性异常或尿癌 in situ (uCIS) 的病变.
- 采用了宏观剖析 (取,冲孔活检,取);评估了DNA数量和目标覆盖范围.
主要成果:
- 在所有7种非典型病变中,NGS确定了与尿路癌相容的突变.
- 在所有6个uCIS案例中,NGS结果与UCA一致.
- 在某些情况下,尽管瘤含量低,DNA产量低,但仍获得了可解释的结果.
结论:
- 基于DNA的综合性NGS是诊断小/平面泌尿道病变的宝贵工具.
- 即使样本数量有限且DNA产量低,NGS也可以提供可解释的结果.
- 这种分子方法有助于区分良性和恶性尿状况,支持临床决策.
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