Using the DNA Integrity Number (DIN) to analyze DNA quality in specimens collected from liquid-based cytology after fine needle aspiration of breast tumors and lesions.

Akiyoshi HoshinoYoshiyasu OanaYasuyo OhiYukari MaedaMasako OmoriYuki TakadaTadashi IkedaKeiichi SotomeHinako MaedaTakako YanagisawaOsamu TakeuchiSatoshi KuronumaTakafumi SangaiYukiko ShibaharaYoshiki MurakumoMakoto SaegusaNaoki KanomataSatoi NagasawaRin YamaguchiMasayuki YoshidaYuji KozukaHiroshi MatsumotoKoichiro TsugawaIchiro Maedanull null

Published in: Acta cytologica (2024)

Residual LBC specimens collected from FNA of the breast were verified to carry high-quality DNA and could serve as an alternate source for genetic analysis.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
circulating tumor
cell free
single molecule
nucleic acid
quality improvement