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Panel of genes transcriptionally up-regulated in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix identified by representational difference analysis, confirmed by macroarray, and validated by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15514096     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The Pap smear is currently the most widely used method of screening for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SCCC). Because it is based on cell morphology, it is subject to variability in interpretation. Sensitive molecular markers capable of differentiating cancerous samples from noncancerous ones would be beneficial in this regard. METHODS: We performed representational difference analysis (RDA) using paired, noncancerous (normal) and cancerous (disease) tissues taken from the same specimen obtained from a single patient with a confirmed diagnosis of SCCC. Linearly amplified cDNA from normal and diseased tissues of the original patient and seven others were hybridized to DNA macroarrays containing the candidate gene transcript fragments. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR was used to validate the macroarray results. RESULTS: RDA identified a candidate pool of 65 transcript fragments up-regulated in diseased tissue compared with normal tissue. Forty-one transcripts were found to be up-regulated in diseased compared with normal tissue in at least one half the patients by macroarray hybridization. Eleven of those genes were selected for real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR analysis, and all were confirmed as transcriptionally up-regulated in cancer compared with normal tissue in at least one half the patients. CONCLUSIONS: RDA using tissues from a single patient identified gene fragments confirmed to be transcriptionally up-regulated in SCCC both in the original patient and in seven others. The confirmed genes have a variety of functions and also have the potential to serve as diagnostic or prognostic markers.
Authors:
Gregory D Sgarlato; Catharine L Eastman; Howard H Sussman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2004-10-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical chemistry     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0009-9147     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Chem.     Publication Date:  2005 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-12-22     Completed Date:  2005-02-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421549     Medline TA:  Clin Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  27-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / metabolism*
Cervix Uteri / metabolism*
Female
Gene Expression Profiling*
Humans
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Up-Regulation
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / metabolism*

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