Published in:
01-11-2006 | Poster Presentation
Development of anti-MUC1 DNA aptamers for the imaging and radiotherapy of breast cancer
Authors:
C Da Pieve, JN Iley, A Perkins, S Missailidis
Published in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Special Issue 2/2006
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Excerpt
Aptamers are novel oligonucleotide-based recognition molecules which can bind to almost any target, including extracellular proteins, antibodies, peptides and small molecules. Aptamers can be rapidly generated, and offer reduced immunogenicity, good tumour penetration, rapid uptake and clearance, and can thus be used as alternatives to monoclonal antibodies in molecular targeted radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. …