Utilization of direct smears of thyroid fine-needle aspirates for ancillary molecular testing: A comparison of two proprietary testing platforms.

Kristen L PartykaMelissa L RandolphKaren A LawrenceHarvey CramerHoward H Wu

Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2018)

This study demonstrates that two molecular testing platforms performed equally well using our stained direct smears. Both molecular tests revealed a 100% negative predictive rate. RosettaGX showed a 75% positive predictive value in comparison to 60% for ThyGenX/ThyraMIR.

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