Regional heterogeneity and intra-observer variability of DNA-content and cell proliferation markers determined by flow cytometry in head and neck tumours
H. Struikmans et al., Regional heterogeneity and intra-observer variability of DNA-content and cell proliferation markers determined by flow cytometry in head and neck tumours, ORAL ONCOL, 35(2), 1999, pp. 217-223
We analyzed regional heterogeneity of DNA content and of proliferative capa
city. DNA-diploid as well as DNA-non-diploid tumour cell populations both w
ere found to be present in 13% of the cases. The average coefficient of var
iation (CV) of DI appeared to be 2%. The CV's of G(1)PF, LI, and SPF, were
4%, 20%, and 25%, respectively. The CV's of T-s and for T-pot appeared to b
e 17% and 30%, respectively. The ratio of the intratumoural variability to
the intertumoural variability, was lowest for DI. Intraobserver variability
was evaluated. The correlation coefficient (CC) for LI and DI was 0.99 and
0.98, respectively, and for relative movement (RM) was 0.71. We concluded
that for DI of head and neck tumours both representativity and reproducibil
ity were better when compared with those for SPF, LI, G(1)PF, T-s, and T-po
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