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Digital PCR Improves Mutation Analysis in Pancreas Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Specimens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Sho Shonan, Court Colin M, Kim Stephen, Braxton David R, Hou Shuang, Muthusamy V Raman, Watson Rabindra R, Sedarat Alireza, Tseng Hsian-Rong, Tomlinson James S
Abstract excerpt
Applications of precision oncology strategies rely on accurate tumor genotyping from clinically available specimens. Fine needle aspirations (FNA) are frequently obtained in cancer management and often represent the only source of tumor tissues for patients with metastatic or locally advanced diseases. However, FNAs obtained from pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are often limited in cellularity and/or tumor...
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