As apoptosis takes
a tremendously important place in medicine, it may be
expected that the detection of apoptosis-relevant genes
by array-based technologies can change medical practice
radically in the future. As such it will especially be
possible to obtain extensive information about expressions
of cell surface death receptors that are specific
for apoptosis. Currently, some companies have already
introduced new and efficient arrays for the detection
apoptosis-related genes. For example, 84 gene / gene
parts are possible to analyze in one run using an ordinary
96-well cell culture plate by RT-PCR.