Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE23384: Gene profiling using archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded breast cancer specimens can generate informative microarray data: A comparison with matched fresh fine needle aspiration biopsy samples (FFPE samples) GSE23385: Gene profiling using archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded breast cancer specimens can generate informative microarray data: A comparison with matched fresh fine needle aspiration biopsy samples (FNA samples) Refer to individual Series
Project description:Archival Formalin-Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tissue represents an abundant and more easily transferable source of patient tissue than live specimens. Furthermore cancer FFPE tissue deposited at major cancer research institutes is often paired with survival data increasing the value of biomarker and prediction based research from these samples. However the known fragility of RNA and artifacts introduced through the processes of tissue preservation and storage introduce the possibility of unfaithful RNA expression signatures from these sources. To evaluate this we established an RNA isolation, library prepration and data analysis pipeline at Oregon Health and Science University to evaluate the fidelity of RNA expression profiles from FFPE tissues utilizing gene and pathway expression comparisons between ER positive and ER negative samples in archival FFPE specimens compared to those obtained from public available data sets of fresh specimens.
