- Jul 2018
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On 2014 Jun 06, Amanda Capes-Davis commented:
The authors use five cancer cell lines in their analysis. Please be aware that one of these cell lines, KB, is known to be cross-contaminated with HeLa and is not from nasopharyngeal epidermoid carcinoma. Cross-contamination is a common problem in cell culture; cell lines should be tested for authenticity using a technique such as short tandem repeat (STR) profiling. For a list of known cross-contaminated cell lines, see http://iclac.org/databases/cross-contaminations/.
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- Feb 2018
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On 2014 Jun 06, Amanda Capes-Davis commented:
The authors use five cancer cell lines in their analysis. Please be aware that one of these cell lines, KB, is known to be cross-contaminated with HeLa and is not from nasopharyngeal epidermoid carcinoma. Cross-contamination is a common problem in cell culture; cell lines should be tested for authenticity using a technique such as short tandem repeat (STR) profiling. For a list of known cross-contaminated cell lines, see http://iclac.org/databases/cross-contaminations/.
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