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lung cancer genotyping
Indications:
- lung cancer
Specimen:
1) tumor tissue
2) paraffin-embedded tissue
3) store fresh tissue at 4 degrees C for 24 hours
4) store tissue at -20 degrees C or below
Genetics:
- associated genetic aberrations:
- ras proto-oncogene
- myc proto-oncogene
- jun family proto-oncogene
- erbB proto-oncogene
- her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)
- retinoblastoma [Rb] gene (Rb1)
- p53 gene
Related
erbB proto-oncogene (erb-B1)
her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)
jun family proto-oncogene
lung cancer
myc proto-oncogene
p53 gene
ras proto-oncogene
retinoblastoma [Rb] gene (Rb1)
General
genotyping (allele testing)
References
Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed.,
W.B. Saunders, 1995