A simple method for PCR based analyses of immunohistochemically stained, microdissected, formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded material

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-163

  Alcock, H E ^a   Stephenson, T J ^b   Royds, J A ^a   Hammond, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comparative genomic hybridisation; Microdissection; Paraffin wax embedded immunohistochemically stained material; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MICRODISSECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0033000378     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.52.3.160     Document Type: Article

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