DNA extraction from paraffin-embedded tissues using a salting-out procedure: A reliable method for PCR amplification of archival material

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 595-601

  Howe, J R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Paraffin embedded tissues; PCR technique

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE K RAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; VATER PAPILLA TUMOR;

AMPULLA OF VATER; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENES, RAS; HUMANS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 0030794294     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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