Direct comparison of an ultrasensitive real-time PCR assay with droplet digital PCR for the detection of PIK3CA hotspot mutations in primary tumors, plasma cell-free DNA and paired CTC-derived gDNAs
Stavroula Smilkou, Loukas Kaklamanis, Ioanna Balgouranidou, Helena Linardou, Alkistis Maria Papatheodoridi, Flora Zagouri, Evangelia Razis, Stylianos Kakolyris, Amanda Psyrri, Christos Papadimitriou, Athina Markou, Evi Lianidou · 2024
Read Direct comparison of an ultrasensitive real-time PCR assay with droplet digital PCR for the detection of PIK3CA hotspot mutations in primary tumors, plasma cell-free DNA and paired CTC-derived gDNAs by Stavroula Smilkou, Loukas Kaklamanis, Ioanna Balgouranidou, Helena Linardou, Alkistis Maria Papatheodoridi, Flora Zagouri, Evangelia Razis, Stylianos Kakolyris, Amanda Psyrri, Christos Papadimitriou, Athina Markou, Evi Lianidou (2024) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-11659196.txt.
Description
Stavroula Smilkou and a large team compare two lab tests for gene faults in breast cancer in work dated 2024. The faults sit in the PIK3CA gene and guide drug choice. One test is a low-cost but very sharp form of PCR. The other is a drop-based test known for sharp reads. The team ran both on tumor samples, blood fluid, and cell samples from the same draws.
The two tests agreed in about four of five cases for each of three hot-spot faults in tumor tissue. In blood fluid the match was weaker, with some faults found by one test only. Cost and access may thus shape which test a lab picks.
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| CREATOR | Stavroula Smilkou, Loukas Kaklamanis, Ioanna Balgouranidou, Helena Linardou, Alkistis Maria Papatheodoridi, Flora Zagouri, Evangelia Razis, Stylianos Kakolyris, Amanda Psyrri, Christos Papadimitriou, Athina Markou, Evi Lianidou |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |