Table 2 Comparison of the expression of the seven selected markers in either 100 PBMNCs only, or after the addition of a single tumor cell from one of four different cell lines.
From: Optimisation of the RT-PCR detection of immunomagnetically enriched carcinoma cells
| Â | ELF3 | EpCam | EphB4 | MUC1 | CEA | EGFR | MGB1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cycles | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 45 |
100 PBMNC | 5/30 | 0/21 | 0/21 | 1/6 | 0/18 | 0/27 | 0/24 |
453 | 17/18 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/10 | 0/10 | 8/18 | 4/10 |
468 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ND | ND | 5/5 | ND |
MCF-7 | 10/10 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 1/5 | 1/10 |
T-47D | 8/10 | 13/15 | 11/15 | ND | ND | 5/15 | 4/15 |
TOTAL | 40/43 | 31/35 | 31/40 | 10/15 | 9/20 | 19/43 | 9/35 |