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SUBMITTER: Waterhouse BR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3248220 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waterhouse Benjamin R BR Gijsen Merel M Barber Paul R PR Tullis Iain D C ID Vojnovic Borivoj B Kong Anthony A
Oncotarget 20110901 9
The expression level of the HER family is unreliable as a predictive marker for targeted therapies in cancer. Thus, there is a need to develop other biomarkers, which can be used to accurately select responsive patients for targeted therapies. The HER dimerization status may be more important than HER receptor expression per se in determining sensitivity or resistance to a given therapeutic agent. The aim of the study is to develop a FRET assay using dye conjugated secondary antibodies to assess ...[more]