Fullerton, Calif. (February 19, 2007) – Beckman Coulter, Inc. introduces two new kits for multiplexed, quantitative gene expression analysis on the GenomeLab™ GeXP Genetic Analysis System. The new Human Breast CancerPlex and Human MetastasisPlex Kits assay multiple genes from a single RNA sample. Both kits run in 96-well plate format and provide higher throughput than real-time PCR*. Beckman Coulter's GeXP technology was developed to fill the gap between whole genome microarrays and single-gene, real-time PCR. With the GeXP technology, researchers can measure up to 30 genes in each of hundreds of samples in one assay, which is ideal for signature validation. These new kits streamline the application of this technology in cancer research.
