Quadriceps muscle from cancer patients before and after surgery: sequential biopsies
Summary:
Analysis of paired muscle biopsies (i.e., pre-resection baseline and 8 month post-resection follow-up, disease-free/weight-stable for previous 2 months) from upper gastrointestinal cancer patients. Results provide insight into molecular mechanisms underlying cancer-associated muscle wasting.
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[HG-U133_Plus_2] Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array
Citation:
Gallagher IJ, Stephens NA, MacDonald AJ, Skipworth RJ et al. Suppression of skeletal muscle turnover in cancer cachexia: evidence from the transcriptome in sequential human muscle biopsies. Clin Cancer Res 2012 May 15;18(10):2817-27. PMID: 22452944