PMID: 7514954Jun 1, 1994Paper

Detection of HER-2/neu oncogene amplification in flow cytometry-sorted breast ductal cells by competitive polymerase chain reaction

Cancer
B D LiC C Stewart

Abstract

The amplification and/or overexpression of the HER-2/neu oncogene has been proposed as an important prognostic marker in breast cancer. However, contradictory results from various groups regarding whether there is statistical significance in HER-2 amplification or overexpression in predicting overall and disease free survival in node positive versus node negative patients exist in the literature. Current assays on quantifying the HER-2 oncogene rely on DNA extracted from homogenized breast tissue. Not only is a large amount of tissue required, but also, the DNA extract is contaminated with DNA from stromal cells and leukocytes, leading to decreased specificity and sensitivity of the HER-2 assay. Improving the specificity (DNA from breast ductal cells) and the sensitivity (competitive polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) of the HER-2 amplification detection assay will help resolve some of these controversies. Using multiparameter flow cytometry (FCM), ductal cells from breast biopsies and fine needle aspirations (FNAs) are identified and selectively sorted using anti-cytokeratin, anti-HER-2 antibody labeling and DNA staining. HER-2 amplification in these sorted cells is then quantified by competitive DNA PCR using a competitive refe...Continue Reading

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