Tumor Content Chart-Assisted HER2/CEP17 Digital PCR Analysis of Gastric Cancer Biopsy Specimens.

Evaluating HER2 gene amplification is an essential component of therapeutic decision-making for advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. A simple method that is applicable to small, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsy specimens is desirable as an adjunct to or as a substitute for currently used H...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Matsusaka, Shumpei Ishikawa, Atsuhito Nakayama, Tetsuo Ushiku, Aiko Nishimoto, Masayuki Urabe, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Akiko Kunita, Atsushi Kaneda, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Yasuyuki Seto, Masashi Fukayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4847903?pdf=render