Abstract
Gene expression profiling is now being used routinely to define complex biological events. The profiling of a large array of genes expressed in the progression of a biological response opens the door to our understanding the unique relationships between genes and their functions. Angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel development, is a necessary component of both normal and pathological physiology. In this issue of The American Journal of Pathology, Shih and colleagues 1 have used quantitative molecular profiling of angiogenic-related factors to define some of the elements required for angiogenic profiling. Although presented as a technical advance, the basic concept of this work is that the use of quantitative molecular profiling of gene expression gives additional insight into functional interrelationships between the genes expressed during the angiogenic process. This approach can be applied in large array format as a diagnostic tool for experimental systems and pathological samples.
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