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Accurate detection of low prevalence AKT1 E17K mutation in tissue or plasma from advanced cancer patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
de Bruin Elza C, Whiteley Jessica L, Corcoran Claire, Kirk Pauline M, Fox Jayne C, Armisen Javier, Lindemann Justin P O, Schiavon Gaia, Ambrose Helen J, Kohlmann Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Personalized healthcare relies on accurate companion diagnostic assays that enable the most appropriate treatment decision for cancer patients. Extensive assay validation prior to use in a clinical setting is essential for providing a reliable test result. This poses a challenge for low prevalence mutations with limited availability of appropriate clinical samples harboring the mutation. To enable prospective...
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