Molecular profiling of genetic alterations in selected non-small cell lung cancer

Tiffany SY Ng, Pathmanathan Rajadurai, Yoke Kqueen Cheah

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Lung cancer arises as a result of multiple genetic alterations and environmental influences such as cigarette smoking, radiation and air pollution. Molecular classification of these alterations may help in the development of individualised anticancer therapies. In this study, Ion Torrent technology was used to sequence genomic material extracted from formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumours. Multiple genetic variants were identified in each tumour sample. About 65% of the identified mutations occurred in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) genes. Results from this study demonstrated the feasibility of using FFPE material in next generation sequencing (NGS). In conclusion, several key mutations associated with human cancers were identified.


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