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Measurement reproducibility in the early stages of biomarker developmentWalter S Liggett
Statistical Engineering Division and Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Dis Markers 20:295-307. 2004..As shown by our example, a metrological analysis may enhance case-control studies by guiding optimization of the measurements underlying the biomarker...
Performance of mitochondrial DNA mutations detecting early stage cancerJohn P Jakupciak
Biochemical Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
BMC Cancer 8:285. 2008..The detection of mtDNA mutations in body fluids using resequencing microarrays, which are more sensitive than other sequencing methods, could provide a strategy to measure mutation loads in remote anatomical sites...
Inhibition of sulfur mustard-induced cytotoxicity and inflammation by the macrolide antibiotic roxithromycin in human respiratory epithelial cellsXiugong Gao
Section of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
BMC Cell Biol 8:17. 2007..We suggest that the influence of roxithromycin on SM-induced inflammatory reaction could play an important therapeutic role in the cytotoxicity exerted by this toxicant...
Cancer biomarker validation: standards and process: roles for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Peter E Barker
NIST NCI Biomarkers Validation Laboratory, DNA Technologies Group, Biotechnology Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 8311, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 983:142-50. 2003..Here we conceptualize the validation steps of cancer test development and examine how NIST activities impact health care through institutional focus on measurement, technology, and standards development programs...
Inter-rater agreement on chromosome 5 breakage in FISH-based mutagen sensitivity assays (MSAs)Peter E Barker
DNA Technologies Group, Biotechnology Division, Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory, NIST NCI Biomarkers Validation Project, National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 8311, USA
Mutat Res 562:133-42. 2004..These results aid in estimating the components of assay variance due to definitions, technical parameters and biological variables...
Preparation and characterization of candidate reference materials for telomerase assaysJohn P Jakupciak
Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Clin Chem 51:1443-50. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: We have prepared and characterized a candidate reference material that appears to be suitable for use in a wide range of assays of telomerase activity and expression...
Standards for plasma and serum proteomics in early cancer detection: a needs assessment report from the national institute of standards and technology--National Cancer Institute Standards, Methods, Assays, Reagents and Technologies Workshop, August 18-19,Peter E Barker
NIST-National Cancer Institute Cancer Biomarker Reference Laboratory, NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, Analytical Chemistry Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8311, USA
Clin Chem 52:1669-74. 2006..This report summarizes the discussion and recommendations for proteomics reference materials...
Quantitation of HER2 and telomerase biomarkers in solid tumors with IgY antibodies and nanocrystal detectionYan Xiao
NIST NCI EDRN Cancer Biomarker Reference Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 122:2178-86. 2008....
Mitochondrial DNA as a cancer biomarkerJohn P Jakupciak
Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr, MS 8311, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
J Mol Diagn 7:258-67. 2005..Hence, incomplete mitochondrial genome sequencing, designed to scan discrete portions of the genome, misses potentially important sequence variants associated with cancer or other diseases...
Analytical validation of telomerase activity for cancer early detection: TRAP/PCR-CE and hTERT mRNA quantification assay for high-throughput screening of tumor cellsJohn P Jakupciak
NIST, Biotechnology Division, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8311, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
J Mol Diagn 6:157-65. 2004..Using this combination of telomerase activity and hTERT mRNA measurements, the automated system improved efficiency over traditional TRAP/PCR methods...
Measurement of DNA biomarkers for the safety of tissue-engineered medical products, using artificial skin as a modelHenry Rodriguez
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Tissue Eng 10:1332-45. 2004..More importantly, this exploratory work addresses technological considerations that need to be addressed in order to expedite accurate and useful international reference standards for the emerging tissue-engineering industry...
Semiconductor nanocrystal probes for human metaphase chromosomesYan Xiao
GeoCenters, Inc. and DNA Technologies Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8311, USA
Nucleic Acids Res 32:e28. 2004..Thus, semiconductor nanocrystal fluorophores offer a more stable and quantitative mode of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for research and clinical applications...
Biomarkers used to detect genetic damage in tissue engineered skinPeter E Barker
DNA Technologies Group, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 831, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8311, USA
Adv Exp Med Biol 534:137-45. 2003
Oxidative DNA damage biomarkers used in tissue engineered skinHenry Rodriguez
DNA Technologies Group, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 831, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8311, USA
Adv Exp Med Biol 534:129-35. 2003
Quantitative infrared spectroscopy of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens: paraffin wax removal with organic solventsCurtis W Meuse
Biochemical Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 8313, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 17:547-52. 2009..More importantly, these results establish a starting point from which further analysis of preanalytical processing methods can proceed...
Nanotechnology: Emerging Developments and Early Detection of Cancer. A two-day workshop sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, August 30-31 2001, on the National Institute of Standards and TechnoSteven J Zullo
Chemistry and Life Sciences Division, Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4730, USA
Dis Markers 18:153-8. 2002....
NIST physical standards for DNA-based medical testingPeter E Barker
NCI-NIST Biomarkers Validation Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8311, USA
J Clin Lab Anal 16:5-10. 2002..Here we summarize the NIST experience and programs for development of national standards for DNA-based medical diagnostic testing...
Semiconductor nanocrystal conjugates, FISH and pHYan Xiao
Nat Methods 2:723. 2005
Towards Clinical Application of Methylated DNA Sequences as Cancer Biomarkers: A Joint NCI's EDRN and NIST Workshop on Standards, Methods, Assays, Reagents and ToolsJacob Kagan
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Cancer Res 67:4545-9. 2007....
Validation of novel optical imaging technologies: the pathologists' viewWendy A Wells
Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Pathology, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
J Biomed Opt 12:051801. 2007....
