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Dalla Torre,C.A.; Maciel,R.M.B.; Pinheiro,N.A.; Andrade,J.A.D.; de Toledo,S.R.C.; Villa,L.L.; Cerutti,J.M.. |
Measurement of telomerase activity in clinically obtained tumor samples may provide important information for use as both a diagnostic marker and a prognostic indicator for patient outcome. In order to evaluate telomerase activity in tumor tissue without radiolabeling the product, we developed a simple telomeric repeat amplification protocol-silver-staining assay that is less time-consuming, is safe and requires minimal equipment. In addition, we determined the sensitivity of the silver-staining method by using extracts of telomerase-positive thyroid carcinoma cell lines which were serially diluted from 5,000 to 10 cells. Telomerase activity was also assayed in 19 thyroid tumors, 2 normal controls and 27 bone marrow aspirates. The results indicate that the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Telomeric repeat amplification protocol; TRAP assay; Human thyroid cancer; Leukemia; Telomerase; Silver staining. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100009 |
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Pinheiro,N.A.; Moura,R.P.; Monteiro,E.; Villa,L.L.. |
We have developed a procedure for nonradioactive single strand conformation polymorphism analysis and applied it to the detection of point mutations in the human tumor suppressor gene p53. The protocol does not require any particular facilities or equipment, such as radioactive handling, large gel units for sequencing, or a semiautomated electrophoresis system. This technique consists of amplification of DNA fragments by PCR with specific oligonucleotide primers, denaturation, and electrophoresis on small neutral polyacrylamide gels, followed by silver staining. The sensitivity of this procedure is comparable to other described techniques and the method is easy to perform and applicable to a variety of tissue specimens. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: P53 gene; Human papillomavirus; PCR; SSCP; Cancer; Silver staining. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000100008 |
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