The CytePicker module built into the RareCyte CyteFinder instrument allows researchers to easily retrieve individual cells from microscope slides for genomic analyses, including array CGH, targeted sequencing, and next-generation sequencing. Here, we describe the semiautomated retrieval of CTCs from the blood processed by AccuCyte (see Chapter 13) and amplification of genomic DNA so that molecular analysis can be performed.
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BMC Cancer
March 2019
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Background: Breast cancer patient-derived xenograft (BC-PDX) models represent a continuous and reproducible source of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) for studying their role in tumor biology and metastasis. We have previously shown the utility of BC-PDX models in the study of CTCs by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on serial paraffin sections and manual microscopic identification of cytokeratin-positive cells, a method that is both low-throughput and labor-intensive. We therefore aimed to identify and characterize CTCs from small volume mouse blood samples and examined its practical workflow in a study of BC-PDX mice treated with chemotherapy using an automated imaging platform, the AccuCyte®-CyteFinder® system.
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April 2018
RareCyte, Inc., 312 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.
The CytePicker module built into the RareCyte CyteFinder instrument allows researchers to easily retrieve individual cells from microscope slides for genomic analyses, including array CGH, targeted sequencing, and next-generation sequencing. Here, we describe the semiautomated retrieval of CTCs from the blood processed by AccuCyte (see Chapter 13) and amplification of genomic DNA so that molecular analysis can be performed.
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