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Polymerase chain reaction based human leucocyte antigen genotyping for the investigation of suspected gastrointestinal biopsy contamination.
Gut - 1 Aug 1999
Bateman A C, Turner S J, Theaker J M, Warren B F, Howell W M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mislabelling or contamination of surgical specimens may lead to diagnostic inaccuracy, particularly within gastrointestinal pathology when multiple small mucosal biopsy specimens are commonly taken, and where a tiny fragment of foreign tissue may be indistinguishable from true biopsy material using histological assessment alone. AIMS: To assess the utility of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based...
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