Analysis of clonality in archival tissues by polymerase chain reaction amplification of PGK-1.

doi:10.1016/0046-8177(94)90201-1

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Analysis of clonality in archival tissues by polymerase chain reaction amplification of PGK-1.

Human pathology - 1 Mar 1994

Shroyer K R, Gudlaugsson E G

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Clonality of archival formalin-fixed tissue sections was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of a portion of the X-linked phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK-1) gene. Amplification was successful in 29 of 36 cases of uterine endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Five of these cases, including bot...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Neoplasm
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Endometrial Neoplasms
Female
Gene Amplification
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Middle Aged
Phosphoglycerate Kinase
Polymerase Chain Reaction
X Chromosome

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