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Study Description

Conditions to maintain primary tumor cells in culture are largely unknown for most tumor entities including rhabdomyosarcoma. In this collaborative study with Dr. Beat Schäfer's laboratory, we performed DNA methylation profiles of rhabdomyosarcoma patient-derived xenograft (PDX) and their matching PDX-derived primary cells (PPC), where the PPCs were developed and maintained under optimized culture conditions. We further compared DNA methylation profiles between these PDXs and PPCs. Exome sequencing and copy number analysis between these rhabdomyosarcoma PDXs and PPXs were also carried out. These analyses may help us to evaluate a feasibility of in vitro profiling of primary rhabdomyosarcoma cells from a genomic perspective.

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Study Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

We included a total of 19 pairs of rhabdomyosarcoma PDX and 20 PDX-derived primary cells. No specific exclusion criteria were employed.

Molecular Data
TypeSourcePlatformNumber of Oligos/SNPsSNP Batch IdComment
DNA Methylation Array Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC N/A N/A
DNA Methylation Array Illumina BeadArray N/A N/A
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Study Attribution
  • Principal Investigator
    • Frederic G. Barr, MD, PhD. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.