2023
Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing
Marczyk M, Fu C, Lau R, Du L, Trevarton A, Sinn B, Gould R, Pusztai L, Hatzis C, Symmans W. Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing. Cancer Cytopathology 2023, 131: 289-299. PMID: 36650408, PMCID: PMC10614161, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytology smearsBreast cancerConcordance correlation coefficientTumor tissue samplesParaffin-embedded sectionsClinical diagnostic proceduresSurgical resectionRNA sequencingTumor stromaCytologic specimensDiagnostic proceduresLin's concordance correlation coefficientPapanicolaou stainCancerTissue samplesDNA mutation testingSmearsSimilar concordanceTranscriptome RNA-SeqDiagnostic cytologyAllele fractionExpression levelsRNA-seqExpression of genesGene expression levels
2022
Molecular testing opportunities on cytology effusion specimens: the pre-analytic effects of various body fluid cytology preparation methods on RNA extraction quality and targeted sequencing
Sura G, Tran K, Fu C, Du L, Marczyk M, Martinez Y, Tinnirello A, Gould R, Lau R, Symmans W. Molecular testing opportunities on cytology effusion specimens: the pre-analytic effects of various body fluid cytology preparation methods on RNA extraction quality and targeted sequencing. Journal Of The American Society Of Cytopathology 2022, 12: 10-19. PMID: 36270909, PMCID: PMC10644714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2022.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell blocksCarnoy's solutionDiff-QuikFF samplesCytology laboratoryFFPE cell blocksMultigene expression signaturesConcordance correlation coefficientCell block sectionsParaffin-embedded sectionsMalignant effusionsEffusion specimensMolecular subtypesSurePath samplesCytospin preparationsCytologic methodsCytologic samplesSurePath preparationsDiagnostic approachClinical researchRNA sequencing analysisExpression signaturesHigh concordanceBlock sectionsFrozen cell pellets