1. Analytical assessment of MALDI-TOF Imaging Mass Spectrometry on thin histological samples. An insight in proteome investigation
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Maddalo, Gianluca, Petrucci, Francesca, Iezzi, Manuela, Pannellini, Tania, Del Boccio, Piero, Ciavardelli, Domenico, Biroccio, Antonino, Forlì, Federica, Di Ilio, Carmine, Ballone, Enzo, Urbani, Andrea, and Federici, Giorgio
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PROTEOMICS , *MASS spectrometry , *MOLECULAR biology , *SPECTRUM analysis - Abstract
Abstract: Background: The development of MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry is a promising technique in the investigation of biological molecular repertoire. We have pursued an analytical assessment of this technique in its application to proteome analysis. Methods: A specific statistical method of analysis has been developed to enable data processing in the absence of internal standards, by defining similarity scores. Results: The investigated linear mode MALDI-TOF set-up allows to obtain data variations comprised within the 30% of variation when assaying tissues samples from the same animal, while the 60% of variation was highlighted in the inter-mice series assaying syngenic animals. Conclusions: This analytical assessment represents the first step of a process that should validate the utilisation of this technique in the clinical practice. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2005
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