Noninvasive method for obtaining RNA from buccal mucosa epithelial cells for gene expression profiling.
Spira
Avrum
A
Pulmonary Center, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, Room 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA. aspira@lung.bumc.bu.edu
Beane
Jennifer
J
Schembri
Frank
F
Liu
Gang
G
Ding
Chunming
C
Gilman
Sean
S
Yang
Xuemei
X
Cantor
Charles
C
Brody
Jerome S
JS
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*
D012313:RNA