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Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomaviruses from Archival Formalin-Fixed Tissue Samples.
Current protocols in microbiology - 18 Nov 2016
Van Doorslaer Koenraad, Chen Zigui, McBride Alison A
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Pathology departments routinely process and store formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples for clinical diagnosis. These collections often contain decades' worth of samples and represent a treasure trove of specimens that can be analyzed for retrospective epidemiological studies, diagnostics, and pathogen discovery. Accurate amplification and sequencing of DNA from these samples is critical for the...
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