Detection of the synovial sarcoma translocation t(X;18) (SYT;SSX) in paraffin-embedded tissues using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction: A reliable and powerful diagnostic tool for pathologists: A molecular analysis of 221 mesenchymal tumors fixed in different fixatives

Human Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-112

  Guillou, Louis ^a,b   Coindre, Jean Michel ^a,b   Gallagher, Gabrielle ^a,b   Terrier, Philippe ^a,b   Gebhard, Sandra ^a,b   De Saint Aubain Somerhausen, Nicolas ^a,b   Michels, Jean Jacques ^a,b   Jundt, Gernot ^a,b   Vince, Dominique Ranchère ^a,b   Collin, Françoise ^a,b   Trassard, Martine ^a,b   Le Doussal, Viviane ^a   Benhattar, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Cytogenetics; Fixatives; Molecular biology; Pathology; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Sarcoma; Soft tissue neoplasms; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0035122519     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.21130     Document Type: Article

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