A review of preanalytical factors affecting molecular, protein, and morphological analysis of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue: How well do you know your FFPE specimen?

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1520-1530

  Bass, B Paige ^a   Engel, Kelly B ^c   Greytak, Sarah R ^a   Moore, Helen M ^b  

^a Kelly Services   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Preferred Solutions Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN; RNA;

HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; PROTEOMICS; TISSUE FIXATION;

DNA; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PROTEINS; PROTEOMICS; RNA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84923870653     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0691-RA     Document Type: Review

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