The positive impact of cytological specimens for EGFR mutation testing in non-small cell lung cancer:a single South East Asian laboratory's analysis of 670 cases


Autoria(s): Pang, B; Dettmer, M; Matthias, D; Ong, C W; Dhewar, A N; Gupta, S; Lim, G L; Nga, M E; Seet, J E; Qasim, A; Chin, T M; Soo, R; Soong, R; Salto-Tellez, M
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01/08/2012

Resumo

To compare the rejection rates of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) samples obtained by differing sampling methods for testing by Sanger sequencing for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. To assess the association between unsatisfactory outcomes and the quantity of DNA extracted from cytological versus histological samples.

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http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/the-positive-impact-of-cytological-specimens-for-egfr-mutation-testing-in-nonsmall-cell-lung-cancer(a2828ed0-3f16-4aa9-a49b-04b1f91f46ad).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2303.2012.01000.x

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Fonte

Pang , B , Dettmer , M , Matthias , D , Ong , C W , Dhewar , A N , Gupta , S , Lim , G L , Nga , M E , Seet , J E , Qasim , A , Chin , T M , Soo , R , Soong , R & Salto-Tellez , M 2012 , ' The positive impact of cytological specimens for EGFR mutation testing in non-small cell lung cancer : a single South East Asian laboratory's analysis of 670 cases ' GBER, Global Built Environment Review (issn: 1474-6824) , vol 23 , no. 4 , pp. 229-36 . DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2012.01000.x

Palavras-Chave #Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor #Exons #Aged, 80 and over #Humans #Adult #Aged #Middle Aged #Adenocarcinoma #Mutation #Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung #Male #Female
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article