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JMD 2007, Vol. 9, No. 1
Copyright © 2007 American Society for Investigative Pathology & Association for Molecular Pathology

Commentary

Quantum Dots for Molecular Pathology

Their Time Has Arrived

Lawrence D. True, M.D.^* and Xiaohu Gao, Ph.D.

From the Department of Pathology, * University of Washington Medical Center; and Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Abstract

Assessing malignant tumors for expression of multiple biomarkers provides data that are critical for patient management. Quantum dot-conjugated probes to specific biomarkers are powerful tools that can be applied in a multiplex manner to single tissue sections of biopsies to measure expression levels of multiple biomarkers.

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