Quantum dots for molecular pathology: their time has arrived

Lawrence D True; Xiaohu Gao

doi:10.2353/jmoldx.2007.060186

Quantum dots for molecular pathology: their time has arrived

J Mol Diagn. 2007 Feb;9(1):7-11. doi: 10.2353/jmoldx.2007.060186.

Authors

Lawrence D True¹, Xiaohu Gao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center, Room BB220, 1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356100, Seattle, WA 98195-6100, USA. Ltrue@u.washington.edu

Abstract

Assessing malignant tumors for expression of multiple biomarkers provides data that are critical for patient management. Quantum dot-conjugated probes to specific biomarkers are powerful tools that can be applied in a multiplex manner to single tissue sections of biopsies to measure expression levels of multiple biomarkers.

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / metabolism*
Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Humans
Molecular Probe Techniques*
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Neoplasms / metabolism*
Quantum Dots*

Substances

Biomarkers