title: Noninvasive method for obtaining RNA from buccal mucosa epithelial cells for gene expression profiling.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Center, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, Room 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA. aspira@lung.bumc.bu.edu
authors.forename: Avrum
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spira
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beane
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schembri
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: Jerome S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA