2001
Rapid, Efficient Genotyping of Clinical Tumor Samples by Laser-Capture Microdissection/PCR/SSCP
Dillon D, Zheng K, Costa J. Rapid, Efficient Genotyping of Clinical Tumor Samples by Laser-Capture Microdissection/PCR/SSCP. Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 195-200. PMID: 11417998, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser capture microdissectionP53 exons 5PCR/SSCPTumor genotypingPure tumor cell populationsSSCP/sequencingSurgical pathology reportsRoutine clinical useClinical tumor samplesExon 5Colorectal adenocarcinomaTherapeutic responsePathology reportsTumor cell populationLaser-microdissected samplesClinical practiceTumor samplesClinical useSporadic mutationsExon 1Molecular analysisCell populationsDirect sequencingMutation analysisPCR products
1996
Identification of mutations in the Ki-ras gene in human retinoblastoma.
Bautista D, Emanuel J, Granville C, Howard R, Costa J. Identification of mutations in the Ki-ras gene in human retinoblastoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1996, 37: 2313-7. PMID: 8843915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKi-ras geneKi-rasIdentification of mutationsSelective growth advantageGenomic sequencesSingle-strand conformation polymorphismGrowth advantageTumor cell populationGenesExon 1Ki-ras mutationsMutationsExon 2Cell populationsConformation polymorphismHuman retinoblastomaClonal mutationsDirect sequencingPolymerase chain reactionTumor samplesLight microscopyMutational statusChain reactionRetinoblastomaOncogene