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Transcription profiling of human cutaneous tumors to identify gene expression patterns involved in the malignant transformation and progression of metastatic melanoma

ABSTRACT: Metastatic melanoma is a deadly disease while non-metastatic melanoma and other cutaneous tumor types are usually cured with surgical removal of the primary tumors. This study evaluated gene expresion to determine if gene expression differences existed which would allow one to identify the metastatic tumors based on the expression of specific genes. Experiment Overall Design: Tumor samples were collected from patients with various cutaneous tumors, flash frozen, and then processed for gene exprression analysis using microarrays. The pool of tissues includes enough metastatic samples and non-metastatic samples to identify a gene expression signature associated with the outgrowth of the metastatic tumor.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Sean Yoder

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-7553 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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The gene expression profiles of primary and metastatic melanoma yields a transition point of tumor progression and metastasis.

Riker Adam I AI Enkemann Steven A SA Fodstad Oystein O Liu Suhu S Ren Suping S Morris Christopher C Xi Yaguang Y Howell Paul P Metge Brandon B Samant Rajeev S RS Shevde Lalita A LA Li Wenbin W Eschrich Steven S Daud Adil A Ju Jingfang J Matta Jaime J

BMC medical genomics 20080428

<h4>Background</h4>The process of malignant transformation, progression and metastasis of melanoma is poorly understood. Gene expression profiling of human cancer has allowed for a unique insight into the genes that are involved in these processes. Thus, we have attempted to utilize this approach through the analysis of a series of primary, non-metastatic cutaneous tumors and metastatic melanoma samples.<h4>Methods</h4>We have utilized gene microarray analysis and a variety of molecular techniqu ...[more]

PMID: 18442402

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Transcription profiling of human cutaneous tumors to identify gene expression patterns involved in the malignant transformation and progression of metastatic melanoma

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The gene expression profiles of primary and metastatic melanoma yields a transition point of tumor progression and metastasis.

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