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Stability of archived liquid-based cervical cytologic specimens
30 Jan 2003
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BACKGROUND: Exfoliated cervical cell specimens collected in PreservCyt, a methanol-based medium used in ThinPrep liquid-based cytology, have been archived in epidemiologic studies. However, long-term DNA stability and cytologic stability of these biospecimens have not been evaluated. METHODS: Cervical specimens were collected into PreservCyt from participants in a natural history study of human papillomavirus...
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