Gene Expression Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Emanuela Fina,
Maurizio Callari,
Carolina Reduzzi,
Francesca D’Aiuto,
Gabriella Mariani,
Daniele Generali,
Marco A. Pierotti,
Maria Grazia Daidone,
Vera Cappelletti
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2014.229476
Subject(s) - circulating tumor cell , epithelial cell adhesion molecule , biology , breast cancer , gene expression , breast carcinoma , cancer , cancer research , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , immunology , metastasis , genetics
Determining the transcriptional profile of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may allow the acquisition of clinically relevant information while overcoming tumor heterogeneity-related biases associated with use of tissue samples for biomarker assessment. However, such molecular characterization is challenging because CTCs are rare and outnumbered by blood cells.
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