Giusti L, Iacconi P, Lucacchini A. Fine-needle aspiration for proteomic study of tumour tissues.
Proteomics Clin Appl 2011;
5:24-9. [PMID:
21246744 DOI:
10.1002/prca.201000091]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a technique largely applied in the diagnosis of tumours. FNA is a safe diagnostic procedure that is widely employed in the examination of masses at relatively low cost and minimal risk to the patient. In this review, we report on the state-of-the-art and the potential role of FNA to search for protein biomarkers by the proteomic approach.
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