Gene expression analysis of pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts

Gene expression analysis of pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts and control fibroblasts To identify signaling pathways important in tumor-stromal cell interactions, we performed gene expression profiling on pancreatic cancer associated fibroblast cultures and control fibroblast cultures using Affymetrix Exon arrays. We analyzed 3 control fibroblast cultures and 9 pancreatic cancer associated fibroblast cultures using the Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST platform. Gene expression levels were compared using Partek (version 6.3beta).