This video demonstrates chip-based digital PCR — a variation of the digital PCR technique that is useful in detecting rare transcript variants. The PCR reaction is partitioned into the chambers of a nanofluidic chip, each of which acts as an independent reaction. The detection of fluorescence signals from the chambers with amplified targets confirms the presence of rare transcript variants in the sample.
Protocol
All procedures involving human participants have been performed in compliance with the institutional, national, and international guidelines for human welfare and have been reviewed by the local institutional review board. NOTE: This procedure is specifically designed for the detection of a low number of cDNA molecules in human fresh-frozen tissues. The tissue sections have been cut on dry ice, while still frozen, from previously validated patient-derived gastric tumor or norm…