Whole blood stabilization for the microfluidic isolation and molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells

Whole blood stabilization for the microfluidic isolation and molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells

The current FDA-approved whole blood stabilization method for circulating tumor cell (CTC) isolation suffers from RNA degradation. Here the authors combine hypothermic preservation and antiplatelet strategies to stabilize whole blood up to 72 h without compromising CTC yield and RNA integrity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keith H. K. Wong, Shannon N. Tessier, David T. Miyamoto, Kathleen L. Miller, Lauren D. Bookstaver, Thomas R. Carey, Cleo J. Stannard, Vishal Thapar, Eric C. Tai, Kevin D. Vo, Erin S. Emmons, Haley M. Pleskow, Rebecca D. Sandlin, Lecia V. Sequist, David T. Ting, Daniel A. Haber, Shyamala Maheswaran, Shannon L. Stott, Mehmet Toner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01705-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01705-y

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