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Enrichment of epithelial cells for molecular studies

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Figure 1: Normal, preneoplastic and malignant epithelial cell aggregates prepared using EASI.
Figure 2: Applications of EASI preps in molecular analyses.
Figure 3: Molecular analysis of EASI preps for the investigation of multistage carcinogenesis.

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We thank R.A. Starr and Y. Kohda for RT–PCR on podoplanin mRNA from rat glomeruli. This work was supported by Lung Cancer SPORE P50CA70907 and NIH Fellowship Training grant (A.S.).

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Maitra, A., Wistuba, I., Virmani, A. et al. Enrichment of epithelial cells for molecular studies. Nat Med 5, 459–462 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/7458

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