The suitability of DNA extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues for double differential polymerase chain reaction analysis

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 573-578

  Bielawski, Krzysztof ^a   Zaczek, Anna ^a,b   Lisowska, Ursula ^a   Dybikowska, Aleksandra ^a   Kowalska, Agnieszka ^a   Falkiewicz, Bogdan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA isolation; Double differential PCR; ErbB 2 oncogene; Formalin fixation; Paraffin removal; Paraffin embedded tissues

Indexed keywords

DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; FIXATIVE; GLOBIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ERBB2 GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THYROID GLAND TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

DNA; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GENE DOSAGE; GLOBINS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0035511824     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.8.5.573     Document Type: Article

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