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    Detection of BRAF Mutations on Direct Smears of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirates through Cell Transfer Technique
    (Oxford, 2015-04) Shi, Qiuying; Ibrahim, Ashley; Herbert, Kristi; Carvin, Marcia; Randolph, Melissa; Post, Kristin M.; Curless, Kendra; Chen, Shaoxiong; Cramer, Harvey M.; Cheng, Liang; Wu, Howard H.; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    Objectives: To determine the utility of the cell transfer technique (CTT) for BRAF molecular testing on thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. Methods: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based BRAF molecular testing was performed on tissues obtained through CTT from both air-dried and ethanol-fixed direct smears of thyroid FNA specimens and then compared with the corresponding thyroidectomy formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues on 30 cases. Results: BRAF testing was successfully performed on 29 of 30 air-dried CTT, 27 of 30 ethanol-fixed CTT, and 27 of 30 FFPE tissues. The results exhibited 11, 13, and 13 BRAF mutations and 18, 14, and 14 wild types for the air-dried CTT, the ethanol-fixed CTT, and the FFPE tissues, respectively. The concordance rate was 96% between air-dried and ethanol-fixed CTT tissues, 88% between air-dried CTT and FFPE tissues, and 92% between ethanol-fixed CTT and FFPE tissues. Conclusions: PCR-based BRAF mutational testing can be reliably performed on the direct smears of the thyroid FNA specimens through the application of CTT.