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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2014

Isothermal multiple displacement amplification: a methodical approach enhancing molecular routine diagnostics of microcarcinomas and small biopsies.

Fabian D Mairinger, Robert Fh Walter, Claudia Vollbrecht, Thomas Hager, Karl Worm, Saskia Ting, Jeremias Wohlschläger, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Kurt W Schmid

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabian D MairingerInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Robert Fh WalterRuhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Claudia VollbrechtInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Thomas HagerInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Karl WormInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Saskia TingInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Jeremias WohlschlägerInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Paul ZarogoulidisPulmonary Department, Oncology Unit, G Papanikolaou General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos ZarogoulidisPulmonary Department, Oncology Unit, G Papanikolaou General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kurt W SchmidInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Essen University Hospital · DEG. Papanikolaou General Hospital · GRUniversity Hospital Cologne · DE

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

methodsIsothermal multiple displacement amplification (IMDA) can be a powerful tool in molecular routine diagnostics for homogeneous and sequence-independent whole-genome amplification of notably small tumor samples, eg, microcarcinomas and biopsies containing a small amount of tumor. Currently, this method is not well established in pathology laboratories. We designed a study to confirm the feasibility and convenience of this method for routine diagnostics with formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples prepared by laser-capture microdissection.

resultsA total of 250 μg DNA (concentration 5 μg/μL) was generated by amplification over a period of 8 hours with a material input of approximately 25 cells, approximately equivalent to 175 pg of genomic DNA. In the generated DNA, a representation of all chromosomes could be shown and the presence of elected genes relevant for diagnosis in clinical samples could be proven. Mutational analysis of clinical samples could be performed without any difficulty and showed concordance with earlier diagnostic findings.

conclusionWe established the feasibility and convenience of IMDA for routine diagnostics. We also showed that small amounts of DNA, which were not analyzable with current molecular methods, could be sufficient for a wide field of applications in molecular routine diagnostics when they are preamplified with IMDA.

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biopsiesisothermalisothermal multiple displacement amplificationmicrocarcinomasmicrodissectionroutine diagnosticswhole-genome amplification

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