Open AccessMicroarray and its applications
Author(s) -
Rajeshwar Govindarajan,
Jeyapradha Duraiyan,
Karunakaran Kaliyappan,
Murugesan Palanisamy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.100283
Subject(s) - microarray , microarray analysis techniques , microarray databases , dna microarray , computer science , gene chip analysis , bioinformatics , biology , gene , gene expression , genetics
Microarray is one of the most recent advances being used for cancer research; it provides assistance in pharmacological approach to treat various diseases including oral lesions. Microarray helps in analyzing large amount of samples which have either been recorded previously or new samples; it even helps to test the incidence of a particular marker in tumors. Till recently, microarray's usage in dentistry has been very limited, but in future, as the technology becomes affordable, there may be increase in its usage. Here, we discuss the various techniques and applications of microarray or DNA chip.