Project description:Abstract: Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers and, together with prostate carcinoma, accounts for the majority of the malignancies of the genitourinary tract. Since prognosis ameliorates with early detection, it will be beneficial to have a repertoire of diagnostic markers that could complement the current diagnosis protocols. Recently, cell-secreted extracellular vesicles have received great interest as a source of low invasive disease biomarkers because they are found in many body fluids, including urine. The current work describes a pilot study to generate an array-based catalogue of mRNA associated to urinary vesicles, and also a comparison with samples obtained from bladder cancer patients. After an analysis of presence/absence of transcripts in bladder cancer EVs, a list of genes was selected for further validation using PCR technique. We found four genes differentially expressed in cancer samples. LASS2 and GALNT1 were present in cancer patients, while ARHGEF39 and FOXO3 were found only in non-cancer urinary vesicles. Previous studies have pointed to the involvement of those genes in tumour progression and metastasis.
Project description:A low-grade invasive gastro-intestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was subjected to whole-genome sequencing as well as methylation profiling using Illumina 450K BeadChip array, in order to determine the minimal set of genomic and epigenomic alterations necessary to trigger the formation of invasive GIST.
Project description:Single-cell RNA -seq can precisely resolve cellular states, but applying this method to low-input samples is challenging. Here, we present Seq-Well, a portable, low-cost platform for massively parallel single-cell RNA -seq. Barcoded mRNA capture beads and single cells are sealed in an array of subnanoliter wells using a semipermeable membrane, enabling efficient cell lysis and transcript capture. We characterize Seq-Well extensively and use it to profile thousands of primary human macrophages exposed to tuberculosis.
Project description:Pilot study Analysis of basal gene expression of the protective bones of the skull (parietals), weight-bearing bones of the limb (ulnae) and mandibular bone and teeth
Project description:A low-grade invasive gastro-intestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was subjected to whole-genome sequencing as well as methylation profiling using Illumina 450K BeadChip array, in order to determine the minimal set of genomic and epigenomic alterations necessary to trigger the formation of invasive GIST. single-sample study, DNA extracted from fresh frozen tissue.