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Table 4 Coverage of all p53 mutations obtained by increasing the number of tests included in the panel in order of their reported prevalence. Data obtained from the database maintained by T. Soussi, Laboratoire de Genotoxicologie des Tumeurs, Paris [35]

From: Development of a Facile Fluorescent Assay for the Detection of 80 Mutations Within the p53 Gene

Number of p53 Mutations Tested

Percentage Coverage of all p53 Mutations Observed in Tumours

80

42

90

48

100

51

120

56

160

64

240

75

  1. Key to legend:
  2. Number of p53 mutations tested—Number of mutations included in a test panel.
  3. Percentage coverage of all p53 mutations observed in tumours—Maximum percentage coverage of all p53 mutations that would be obtained by test panel.