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Table 2 Consistency between pathogenic/likely pathogenic mutation patterns in paired primary and metastatic lesions: A—all cases, B—discovery cohort, C—validation cohort

From: Mutational concordance between primary and metastatic melanoma: a next-generation sequencing approach

Paired tissue types

No. of samples

Cases with consistent mutation pattern (%)

Cases with discrepant mutation pattern (%)

A. All cases

 Primary vs. lymph node metastasis

31

27 (87)

4 (13)

 Primary vs. visceral metastasis

18

10 (56)

8 (44)

 Primary vs. metastasis

49

37 (76)

12 (24)

B. Discovery cohort

 Primary vs. lymph node metastasis

23

20 (87)

3 (13)

 Primary vs. visceral metastasis

15

8 (53)

7 (47)

 Primary vs. metastasis

38

28 (74)

10 (26)

C. Validation cohort

 Primary vs. lymph node metastasis

8

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

 Primary vs. visceral metastasis

3

2 (67)

1 (33)

 Primary vs. metastasis

11

9 (82)

2 (18)