Project description:Gene and miRNA profiles from a unique Chinese/Caucasian trans-ethnic collection of breast cancer from Shanghai (China) and Milan (Italy) were compared using an unsupervised approach that identified similar clusters of correlated features in Chinese and Caucasian datasets. Partition of gene expression data using previously published gene signatures, such as the PAM50 intrinsic gene list and the extracellular matrix (ECM) genes, revealed Chinese and Caucasian subgroups with equivalent gene and miRNA expression profiles. A significant reduction of Luminal-A tumors was observed in the Chinese series. Tissue samples from 78 Chinese (Han Chinese) and 97 Italian (South Europe Caucasian) consecutive primary breast tumors were subjected to gene and miRNA profiling. Tissue specimens, initially collected respectively in the Chinese and Italian hospitals, were all stored, randomly processed and analyzed in identical experimental conditions in the Italian center to minimize pre-analytical, instrumental and computational variability, enabling direct comparison of gene and miRNA profiles from the two groups.
Project description:Gene and miRNA profiles from a unique Chinese/Caucasian trans-ethnic collection of breast cancer from Shanghai (China) and Milan (Italy) were compared using an unsupervised approach that identified similar clusters of correlated features in Chinese and Caucasian datasets. Partition of gene expression data using previously published gene signatures, such as the PAM50 intrinsic gene list and the extracellular matrix (ECM) genes, revealed Chinese and Caucasian subgroups with equivalent gene and miRNA expression profiles. A significant reduction of Luminal-A tumors was observed in the Chinese series. Tissue samples from 78 Chinese (Han Chinese) and 97 Italian (South Europe Caucasian) consecutive primary breast tumors were subjected to gene and miRNA profiling. Tissue specimens, initially collected respectively in the Chinese and Italian hospitals, were all stored, randomly processed and analyzed in identical experimental conditions in the Italian center to minimize pre-analytical, instrumental and computational variability, enabling direct comparison of gene and miRNA profiles from the two groups.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs. One-condition experment, gene expression of 3A6