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The current gold standard technique, PCR\u2013capillary electrophoresis (CE), requires matching normal samples and specialized instrumentation. We developed VarTrace, a rapid and low-cost quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay, to evaluate MSI using solely the tumor sample DNA, obviating the requirement for matching normal samples.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>One hundred and one formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples were tested using VarTrace and compared with the Promega OncoMate assay utilizing PCR-CE. Tumor percentage limit of detection was evaluated on contrived samples derived from clinical high MSI (MSI-H) samples. Analytical sensitivity, specificity, limit of detection, and input requirements were assessed using synthetic commercial reference standards.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>VarTrace successfully analyzed all 101 clinical FFPE samples, demonstrating 100% sensitivity and 98% specificity compared to OncoMate. It detected MSI-H with 97% accuracy down to 10% tumor. Analytical studies using synthetic samples showed a limit of detection of 5% variant allele frequency and a limit of input of 0.5 ng.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study validates VarTrace as a swift, accurate, and economical assay for MSI detection in samples with low tumor percentages without the need for matching normal DNA. 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