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Table 4 Diagnostic accuracy

From: Methylation pattern analysis in prostate cancer tissue: identification of biomarkers using an MS-MLPA approach

Gene

Overall sensitivity (n = 40) %

Early tumors sensitivity (n = 22) %a

Locally advanced tumors sensitivity (n = 18) %b

Overall specificity (n = 40) %

Overall accuracy (n = 80) %

RARB

Rate (95 % CI)

30/40

75 (59–87)

15/22

68 (49–87)

15/18

83 (66–100)

40/40

100 (91–100)

70/80

88 (78–94)

GSTP1

Rate (95 % CI)

28/40

70 (53–83)

14/22

64 (44–84)

14/18

78 (59–97)

37/40

93 (80–98)

65/80

81 (71–89)

CCND2

Rate (95 % CI)

27/40

68 (51–81)

12/22

55 (34–76)

15/18

83 (66–100)

37/40

93 (80–98)

64/80

80 (70–88)

RASSF1

     

Rate (95 % CI)

35/40

88 (73–96)

18/22

82 (66–98)

17/18

94 (83–100)

33/40

83 (67–93)

68/80

85 (75–92)

SCGB3A1

Rate (95 % CI)

38/40

95 (83–99)

21/22

95 (86–100)

17/18

94 (83–100)

34/40

85 (70–94)

72/80

90 (81–96)

  1. aEarly tumors: GS ≤ 6 or T2
  2. bLocally advanced tumors: GS > 6 or T3