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Tissue microarrays. / Dancau, Ana Maria; Simon, Ronald; Mirlacher, Martina; Sauter, Guido.
In: Methods Mol Biol, Vol. 576, 2010, p. 49-60.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Tissue microarrays.
AU - Dancau, Ana Maria
AU - Simon, Ronald
AU - Mirlacher, Martina
AU - Sauter, Guido
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Modern array technologies allow for the simultaneous screening of virtually all human genes on the DNA and RNA level. Studies using such techniques have lead to the identification of hundreds of genes with a potential role in cancer or other diseases. The validation of all of these candidate genes requires in situ analysis of high numbers of clinical tissues samples. The tissue microarray (TMA) technology greatly facilitates such analysis. In this method, minute tissue samples (0.6 mm in diameter) from up to 1,000 different tissues can be analyzed on one microscope glass slide. All in situ methods suitable for histological studies can be applied to TMAs without major changes of protocols, including immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridization, or RNA in situ hybridization. Because all tissues are analyzed simultaneously with the same batch of reagents, TMA studies provide an unprecedented degree of standardization, speed, and cost efficiency.
AB - Modern array technologies allow for the simultaneous screening of virtually all human genes on the DNA and RNA level. Studies using such techniques have lead to the identification of hundreds of genes with a potential role in cancer or other diseases. The validation of all of these candidate genes requires in situ analysis of high numbers of clinical tissues samples. The tissue microarray (TMA) technology greatly facilitates such analysis. In this method, minute tissue samples (0.6 mm in diameter) from up to 1,000 different tissues can be analyzed on one microscope glass slide. All in situ methods suitable for histological studies can be applied to TMAs without major changes of protocols, including immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridization, or RNA in situ hybridization. Because all tissues are analyzed simultaneously with the same batch of reagents, TMA studies provide an unprecedented degree of standardization, speed, and cost efficiency.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 576
SP - 49
EP - 60
JO - Methods Mol Biol
JF - Methods Mol Biol
SN - 1064-3745
ER -