DNA degrades during storage in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue blocks

Guyard, A; Boyez, A; Pujals, A; Robe, C; Van Nhieu, JT; Allory, Y; Moroch, J; Georges, O; Fournet, JC; Zafrani, ES; Leroy, K

Leroy, K (reprint author), Hop Cochin, AP HP, Grp Hosp Paris Ctr, F-75014 Paris, France.; Leroy, K (reprint author), Univ Paris 05, Fac Med, F-75000 Paris, France.

VIRCHOWS ARCHIV, 2017; 471 (4): 491

Abstract

Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are widely used to identify clinically actionable molecular alterations or perform retrospective......

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