Detection and Quantification of MicroRNAs in Laser-Microdissected Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Breast Cancer Tissues

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 755, Issue , 2011, Pages 119-142

  Khoshnaw, Sarkawt M ^a   Powe, Des G ^a   Ellis, Ian O ^a   Green, Andrew R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; FFPE; Formalin fixed paraffin embedded; Laser capture microdissection; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; MICRORNA; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LASER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; MICRODISSECTION; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; LASERS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICRODISSECTION; MICRORNAS; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 79960957110     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-163-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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