Gene expression profiling in leiomyosarcomas and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas: SRC as a new diagnostic marker. Homo sapiens

Transcriptional profiling of leiomyosarcomas (LMS) and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas (UPS) aiming to identify molecular biomarkers. Data were validated using RT-qPCR. To assess the relevance of the gene signature, a meta-analysis was performed using five published studies. SRC protein immunolabeling was performed for 38 UPS and 52 LMS. Overall design: Experiment condition, 22 LMS vs. 22 UPS. Total RNA extracted from tumors was labeled with Cy5, while a custom reference sample (combination of equal amounts of total RNA obtained from 15 different human cell lines) was labeled with Cy3. Samples Cy3 and Cy5 were mixed and hybridized on a two-Color Human GE 4X44K Microarray platform (Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA).