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ReviewDiagnostic cytopathology2023

The basics of commonly used molecular techniques for diagnosis, and application of molecular testing in cytology.

Scott A Turner, Rand Abou Shaar, Zhongbo Yang

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Review in Diagnostic cytopathology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Next step of molecular pathology: next-generation sequencing in cytology.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Scott A TurnerDepartment of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-9738
Rand Abou ShaarDepartment of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2947-1127
Zhongbo YangDepartment of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-1367

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular diagnostics has expanded to become the standard of care for a variety of solid tumor types. With limited diagnostic material, it is often desirable to use cytological preparations to provide rapid and accurate molecular results. This review covers important pre-analytic considerations and limitations, and a description of common techniques that the modern cytopathologist should understand when ordering and interpreting molecular tests in practice.

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CytodiagnosisMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesCytological TechniquesHumansmolecular diagnosticsnext-generation sequencingquantitative PCRSanger sequencing

Identifiers

PMID36345929
PMCPMC10098847

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