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Molecular profiling of human cancer

Molecular profiling of human cancer Traditionally, tumours have been categorized on the basis of histology. However, the staining pattern of cancer cells viewed under the microscope is insufficient to reflect the complicated underlying molecular events that drive the neoplastic process. By surveying thousands of genes at once, using DNA arrays, it is now possible to read the molecular signature of an individual patient's tumour. When the signature is analysed with clustering algorithms, new classes of cancer emerge that transcend distinctions based on histological appearance alone. Using DNA arrays, protein arrays and appropriate experimental models, the ultimate goal is to move beyond correlation and classification to achieve new insights into disease mechanisms and treatment targets. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Genetics Springer Journals

Molecular profiling of human cancer

Nature Reviews Genetics , Volume 1 (1) – Oct 1, 2000

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 by Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Subject
Biomedicine; Biomedicine, general; Human Genetics; Cancer Research; Agriculture; Gene Function; Animal Genetics and Genomics
ISSN
1471-0056
eISSN
1471-0064
DOI
10.1038/35049567
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Abstract

Traditionally, tumours have been categorized on the basis of histology. However, the staining pattern of cancer cells viewed under the microscope is insufficient to reflect the complicated underlying molecular events that drive the neoplastic process. By surveying thousands of genes at once, using DNA arrays, it is now possible to read the molecular signature of an individual patient's tumour. When the signature is analysed with clustering algorithms, new classes of cancer emerge that transcend distinctions based on histological appearance alone. Using DNA arrays, protein arrays and appropriate experimental models, the ultimate goal is to move beyond correlation and classification to achieve new insights into disease mechanisms and treatment targets.

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Nature Reviews GeneticsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2000

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