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ArticleScientific reports2025

Comparative analysis of library preparation approaches for FFPE gene expression profiling and related recommendations.

Sara Pignatta, Marcella Tazzari, Valentina Indio, Maria Maddalena Tumedei, Francesco Limarzi, Francesca Tauceri, Michela Tebaldi, Dalila Fanelli, Jenny Bulgarelli

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors.

Sara PignattaImmuno-Gene Therapy Factory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori" Meldola, Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, 47014, Italy.
Marcella TazzariAdvanced Cellular Therapies and Rare Tumors Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, 47014, Italy. marcella.tazzari@irst.emr.it.
Valentina IndioDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, 40064, 65, Italy. valentina.indio2@unibo.it.
Maria Maddalena TumedeiAdvanced Cellular Therapies and Rare Tumors Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, 47014, Italy.
Francesco LimarziPathology Unit, "Morgagni-Pierantoni" Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Francesca TauceriGeneral and Oncological Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Michela TebaldiUnit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy.
Dalila FanelliAdvanced Cellular Therapies and Rare Tumors Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, 47014, Italy.
Jenny BulgarelliAdvanced Cellular Therapies and Rare Tumors Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, 47014, Italy.

Funding

AIRC MFAG 2021 26339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has transformed cancer research and clinical practice, with Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) driving advances in mutational profiling and personalized oncology. Yet, transcriptomic signatures remain essential for understanding disease mechanisms, including therapy resistance pathways. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), however, faces unique challenges when dealing with low-input or degraded RNA, as often found in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Although previous studies have compared library preparation protocols, rapidly evolving technologies call for updated evaluations. Here, we present a direct comparison of two FFPE-compatible stranded RNA-seq library preparation kits: TaKaRa™ SMARTer

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene LibraryParaffin EmbeddingExome SequencingFormaldehydeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNATissue FixationTranscriptomeFormaldehydeFFPE tissuesGene expressionLibrary preparation protocolsRNA-seq analysis

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PMID40796588
PMCPMC12343946

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