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JC virus genotyping using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded renal tissues.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Jun 2005
Ikegaya Hiroshi, Iwase Hirotaro, Zheng Huai-Ying, Nakajima Makoto, Sakurada Koichi, Takatori Takehiko, Fukayama Masashi, Kitamura Tadaichi, Yogo Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Recently genotyping of JC virus (JCV) DNA in renal tissue was reported to be useful to identify the geographic origin of unidentified cadavers. In the above study, autopsied tissue samples without storage or stored in a frozen state were used. This study examined JCV DNA sequence modifications caused by formalin-fixation, in an attempt to elucidate whether formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples can also...
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