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SUBMITTER: Naka N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1867521 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Naka Norifumi N Joyama Susumu S Tsukamoto Yoshitane Y Yoshioka Kiyoko K Hashimoto Nobuyuki N Ujiiye Takeshi T Hayashi Tsukasa T Kawase Masako M Mano Masayuki M Ishiguro Shingo S Myoui Akira A Ueda Takafumi T Yoshikawa Hideki H Araki Nobuhito N Itoh Kazuyuki K
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 20050501 2
The SSX family proteins have been considered new members of the cancer/testis antigens because of the restricted expression in testis among normal tissues and the activation in a wide range of cancers. Thus, they would be potential molecular targets for immunotherapeutic strategies. We have developed a competitive nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay to analyze SSX mRNA expression in 211 bone and soft tissue tumors. The copy numbers of SSX mRNA per mug of total RNA in tumor ti ...[more]