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Why Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Biospecimens Must Be Used in Genomic Medicine: An Evidence-based Review and Conclusion

Fresh-frozen tissue is the “gold standard” biospecimen type for next-generation sequencing (NGS). However, collecting frozen tissue is usually not feasible because clinical workflows deliver formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks. Some clinicians and researchers are reticent to embra...

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Autores principales: Mathieson, William, Thomas, Geraldine A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32697619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1369/0022155420945050