INFN - Physics Department Università Federico II Napoli, Italy
- M. Conti, E. Bertolucci, P. Russo
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INFN - Physics Department Universit Federico II Napoli, Italy M. Conti, E. Bertolucci, P. Russo Tracing radioactive molecular markers with pixel detectors
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film phosphor MWPC
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VME board PC-VME interface Mother board VME crate Chip board radioactive sample pixel detector electronics HV power supply LV power supply control logics, reference biases, test signal output
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35S / 14C experimental 35S / 14C simulation
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32P experimental 32P simulation
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known gene sequences Unknown target sample is radio- labeled Hybridization probe-array / target Detector locates the marker Laboratory tool to develop clinical tests for : – multi-gene analysis (interaction between genes in disease development) – research
human gene mutations in patients – research
viral gene mutations
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egg cell #1 egg cell #2
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