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The "comparative growth assay": examining the interplay of anti-cancer agents with cells carrying single gene alterations.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 1999
Hausner P, Venzon D J, Grogan L, Kirsch I R
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We have developed a "comparative growth assay" that complements current assays of drug effects based on cytotoxicity. A co-culture of two cell lines, one of which is fluorescently labeled, is exposed to a cytotoxic agent and the proportion of fluorescent cells is compared with that of a baseline unexposed co-culture. For demonstration purposes, two HCT116 cell lines (an hMLH1 homozygous and an hMLH1 heterozygous...
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