Universal amplification of DNA isolated from small regions of paraffin- embedded, formalin-fixed tissue

BioTechniques

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-50

  Faulkner, Stefan W ^a,b,c   Leigh, Don A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE;

EID: 0031912884     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98241bm08     Document Type: Article

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