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Self-digitization chip for single-cell genotyping of cancer-related mutations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Thompson Alison M, Smith Jordan L, Monroe Luke D, Kreutz Jason E, Schneider Thomas, Fujimoto Bryant S, Chiu Daniel T, Radich Jerald P, Paguirigan Amy L
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and patient-level genetic assessments can guide therapy choice and impact prognosis. However, little is known about the impact of genetic variability within a tumor, intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH), on disease progression or outcome. Current approaches using bulk tumor specimens can suggest the presence of ITH, but only single-cell genetic methods have the resolution to...
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