Applied Biosystems Announces Joint Research Protocol with the NCI Cohort Consortium in Study of Breast and Prostate Cancer

20-Apr-2005

Applied Biosystems, an Applera Corporation business, announced a joint, research protocol with the Cohort Consortium of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the largest cohorts performing disease association studies. The protocol is being applied to discover inherited gene variants in research samples taken from patients with breast and prostate cancer, and assess the genetic variants and behavioral and environmental factors associated with the development of these cancers.

The NCI Cohort Consortium is using Applied Biosystems TaqMan® SNP Genotyping Assays and 7900HT Real-Time PCR Systems to identify novel inherited gene variants that may contribute to the development of these two cancers. The study combines the resources of six large prospective cohort studies across 10 centers and includes samples from more than 6,000 breast and 8,000 prostate cancer patients. The SNP genotyping assays designed by Applied Biosystems and used by the NCI Cohort Consortium will be made public to researchers online.

"Coordinating and standardizing genotyping activities across such a large-scale, multi-center consortium are essential to obtaining consistent, meaningful data," said Brian E. Henderson, M.D., Dean of the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. "We believe the collaboration between Applied Biosystems and the Cohort Consortium for breast and prostate cancer serves as a model for other large-scale, genetic association studies."

"Exploring how genetic variation influences susceptibility in complex diseases, such as breast and prostate cancer, is critical to the development of effective therapies," said Dennis A. Gilbert, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer for Applied Biosystems. "We are excited about this opportunity to apply our genotyping tools to advance targeted medicine."

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