Fine-needle aspiration for proteomic study of tumour tissues.
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.
Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Laura
L
Giusti
Pietro
P
Iacconi
Antonio
A
Lucacchini
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor