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Plasma‐thrombin cell blocks: Potential source of DNA contamination
22 Nov 2019
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cell blocks are being used more frequently in cytology for ancillary testing, including molecular diagnostics. There are several different methods of processing cell blocks, with plasma-thrombin being one of the most common. Plasma is a blood-derived product and may be a source of DNA. The aim of this study was to determine whether the plasma used for the plasma-thrombin cell block method has...
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