MUTATION ANALYSIS OF PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TUMORS WITH NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING


Year of Award:
2010
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA140089
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-09-008
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
JI, HANLEE P
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Creating a 'personalized' cancer therapy strategy requires decoding the genome sequence of the individual's tumor for genetic errors, also known as mutations. In essence, this is like troubleshooting the 'operating system' of a computer by searching for e