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I am afraid is quite an in-depth subject.
in layman's terms, if you imagine a glass slide with lots of very small dots (500,000 of them). these dots (probes) are complementary DNA, which has been stuck to the slide.
If you then take a sample of mRNA (expressed DNA) from the patient and turn it into DNA (cDNA). If you then put that cDNA on top of the dots on the slide and incubate, if that patients gene is being expressed it will bind to the probes stuck on the glass. This binding to the probe causes fluorescence, which can be detected.
If you compare the expression patterns between a healthly individual and a diseased individual you can try and work out what genes are being expressed differently in that condition (for research purposes). If you already know a certain gene is over expressed in a disease (e.g. BRAC2 in Breast cancer), you can then diagnose the patient.
Likewise you can use microarrays to predict what diseases you may develop in the future - for example you may be found to have a gene found in Alzheimer's for instance.
This is a very very brief introduction to the subject and its very interesting, you may like to try the following link if you'd like some more information on the subject.
http://plasticdog.cheme.columbia.edu/undergraduate_research/projects/sahil_mehta_project/work.htm
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What is DNA microarray data analysis used for?
DNA microarray analysis is a technique used to match up two strands of DNA. It is used in paternity tests and in criminal investigations in which a perpetrator's DNA was found at the crime scene.
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What is extracted from cells for DNA microarray technology?
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What is the purpose of DNA microarray analysis?
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What are the pros and cons of integrating DNA microarray or chip technology into the forensic DNA laboratory?
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What technique could tell you how gene expression differs between individuals with and without cystic fibrosis?
DNA Microarray
What are some disadvantages and advantages of DNA microarray tests?
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What is DNA chip?
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What is a list of the types of genetic testing?
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How are cheek-swab DNA tests and blood-drawn DNA tests similar?
They both take a DNA sample
What is microarray?
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